Monument of the Discoveries | |
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos | |
General information | |
Type | Monument |
Architectural style | Modern classicism |
Location | Santa Maria de Belém |
Town or city | Lisbon |
Country | Portugal |
Coordinates | 38°41′36.98″N 9°12′20.59″W / 38.6936056°N 9.2057194°W |
Opened | 3 February 1958 |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
Technical details | |
Material | Steel |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Cottinelli Telmo |
Website | |
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The Monument of the Discoveries (Portuguese: Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈðɾɐ̃w duʒ ðɨʃkuβɾiˈmẽtuʃ]) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river 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.