Padrão dos Descobrimentos, a monument in honor of the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries, Lisbon.
Detail of 'Padrão dos Descobrimentos' ( Monument to the Discoveries) is a monument on the northern margin of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal. Located along the river were ships departed to explore and trade with India and Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Av. Brasília, Lisbon, Belém district, Portugal, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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