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Monument to the Discoveries

River Tagus, Lisbon, Portugal

Featured Review : Belém, to the west of the city centre, is where the mouth of the Rio Tejo opens out into the Atlantic. This was were the safe waters of Portugal ended and the dangers of the ocean began. It was from here that Portugal’s ...See Full Review

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Henry The Navigator Leads The Way...

Henry The Navigator Leads The Way...
Quote: Belém, to the west of the city centre, is where the mouth of the Rio Tejo opens out into the Atlantic. This was were the safe waters of Portugal ended and the dangers of the ocean began. It was from here that Portugal’s explorers set out in search... Read the full Monument to the Discoveries review

From journal The Age of Discoveries

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Discoveries Monument

  • 4 out of 5 stars by LenR from Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • September 19, 2007
Discoveries Monument
Quote: Across from Jerronimos Monastery, reached via an underpass from its gardens, is the Discoveries Monument, built on the north bank of the Tagus River in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator. This is a... Read the full Monument to the Discoveries review

From journal Lisbon- Monumental Belem

Monument to the Discoveries

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Roozie from Los Angeles, California
  • January 7, 2007
Quote: After seeing the Tower of Belem, we headed over to this monument. The Monument is dedicated to the Age of Discovery and includes figures of personalities such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Henry the Navigator, and Ferdinand Magellan. There... Read the full Monument to the Discoveries review

From journal Portugal, Paradise on a Budget!

Monument to the Discoveries

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Bobbi from McLean, Virginia
  • October 24, 2000
Quote: The Monument to the Discoveries is one of those must-see sorts of things; it is shaped like the prow of a ship with various famous discoverers along either side. At the center front is Prince Henry the Navigator. The monument is especially pretty... Read the full Monument to the Discoveries review

From journal Lovely Lisbon

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Monument to the Discoveries

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Barb B from Napa, CA and Hereford, AZ , Arizona
  • October 8, 2000
Monument to the Discoveries
Quote: This modern monument was built on the banks of the Tagus in 1960 to commemmorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator. It serves as a tribute to the great Protuguese marine explorers who set out from Lisbon in the 15th century... Read the full Monument to the Discoveries review

From journal Lisbon, Portugal