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The Padrão dos Descobrimentos is a bold and imposing monument situated on the banks Tejo Estuary. The monument celebrates the 15th and 16th-century Portuguese explorers and visionaries, who established Portugal as the most powerful seafaring nation of the era.
The Discoveries Monument is one of Lisbon's main landmarks. It’s shaped like a ship, with 32 figures lined up on a stylized prow, representing personalities from the 15th and 16th centuries following Prince Henry -- only one of them is a woman, Queen Filipa de Lencastre, who was Prince Henry’s mother.
Monument to the Discoveries. The Monument. Created by Cottinelli Telmo (1897–1948) and the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898–1975), Padrão dos Descobrimentos was first erected in 1940, in a temporary form, as part of the Portuguese World Exhibition, built with perishable materials.
Description. Map. Reviews. One of the most recent monuments in Lisbon is an ode to the history of Portugal. Come and make your own discoveries at the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, a monumental sculpture beside the Tagus, commemorating the golden age of Portuguese history.
Designed by the architect Cottinelli Telmo and the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida, the Discoveries Monument (Padrão dos Descobrimentos) was inaugurated in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator. The monument's unique design resembles the prow of a ship and stands at an impressive height of 52 meters.
Apr 28, 2024 · O Padrão dos Descobrimentos tem por missão a gestão, salvaguarda e valorização do conjunto patrimonial: monumento e Rosa-dos-ventos. Incentiva a discussão em torno da temática do monumento enquanto testemunho da memória de uma identidade cultural e patrimonial indissociável da História da Expansão Portuguesa e da sua presença no Mundo.
DISCOVERIES MONUMENT (Padrão dos Descobrimentos), Lisbon. The world's explorers in stone. Across from Jeronimos Monastery, reached via an underpass by 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.
