Monuments. The Monument to the Discoveries in Belém celebrates the great heroes of the Portuguese age of exploration and discovery. Lisbon, Portugal.
The Monument to the Discoveries in Belém was built in 1960 to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator. Henry is represented, standing at the head of the line of heroic figures, gazing out to sea and holding a sailing ship. Also shown from left to right: King Afonso V, Vasco da Gama, Afonso Baldaia, Pedro Álvires Cabral, Fernão de Magalhães, Nicolau Coelho, Gaspar Côrte-Real, Martim Afonso de Sousa, João de Barros, Estêvão de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, Diogo Cão.
Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: On the bank of the River Tagus, Belém, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe.
Photo credit: © Andrew Wood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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