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Monument to discovers
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Manuel Mayorga (ManuMay)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-12-06 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Olympus Mju 410 |
| Map: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-11 1:31 |
| Viewed: 306 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish] |
Padrão dos Descobrimentos (pron. IPA: [pɐ'dɾɐ̃ũ duʃ dɨʃkubɾi'mẽtuʃ]; lit. Monument to the Discoveries) is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.
The monument consists of a 52 metre-high slab of concrete, carved into the shape of the prow of a ship. The side that faces away from the river features a carved sword stretching the full height of the monument. It was conceived by Portuguese artists, architecht Cottinelli Telmo and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida as a temporary beacon of the Portuguese World Fair in 1940. The Monument to the Discoveries represents a romantic idealisation of the Portuguese past that was typical during the regime of dictator Salazar.
The original monument had been built with perishable materials, but it was rebuilt in concrete in 1960, in time for the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator, the sponsor of the Portuguese Discoveries. He is the figure at the tip of the monument, looking out over the river. Behind Henry, on both sides of the monument, are statues of other great people of that era, including explorers, cartographers, artists, scientists and missionaries.
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padr%C3%A3o_dos_Descobrimentos |
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Hi Manuel,
Very beautiful picture vith great colours, sharp and reflection.TFS.
Regards,
hAyAti
- jrj
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(32614) - [2008-05-20 4:18]
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Good place to make a compo of this fine monument in Lisboa M. The overall blue and white makes a stunning impression here.
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- ls7902
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Hi Manuel,
Very nice captures in cool colors. Good details & sharpness. The Portuguese, in 1511, under Alfonso de Albuquerque were the first of the European power to come to our shore. They have descendants living in small communities in the state of Malacca. They also speak the Portuguese language ... maybe not the same Portuguese they speak in Portugal now. Regards
Hello Manuel and thank you
Very nice photo with beautiful colours and nice POV
WELL DONE
BEST REGARDS
NICK
e.g. Sorry no points until 20/5