Monument to the Discoveries

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The massive 54m high Monument to the Discoveries was erected in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator, arguably (along with Vasco de Gama) Portugal’s most famous explorer:

© Mark Simms Photography (2018)

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