A large granite rock which commemorates the opening of the Monument to the Discoveries by President Mario Soares in1987, Lisbon

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Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Monument to the Discoveries is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery, or the Age of Exploration, of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.

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Size: 4266px × 2833px
Location: Avenida da India, Belem Portugal
Photo credit: © George Brice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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