Monument of the Discoveries is on the northern bank of the Tagus River in Belem. This is the place, where ships departed to India and the Orient.

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Padrão dos Descobrimentos, (Monument of the Discoveries) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary in Belem, Lisbon. This is the place, where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient. The monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Size: 2336px × 3504px
Location: Belem, Lisbon, Portugal
Photo credit: © Juha Puikkonen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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