Monument to the Discoveries
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Memorial in Lisbon, Portugal
A fuller guide to this place, built from 5 sources, is written in Traditional Chinese.
Being there
Climbing the monument gives you a spectacular view of Belém.
The story
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.
