Monument to the Discoveries

The entrance ticket allows you to take the lift to the top floor. From there you still have to climb a few flights of stairs to reach the observation deck. The view is nice but it's not the only place in Lisbon where you can get nice views over the Tagus estuary. The museum at the basement is worth a visit if you're interested in how the landscape in Lisbon changed over the years.

Portugal is most proud of the great seafaring era during the 1st century, when many sea explorers led fleets, reached the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts of South America, Asia, Africa, and established multiple colonies with guns, becoming the world's leading maritime power. In 1960, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry, the pioneer of Portuguese maritime business, a maritime monument was built at the mouth of the Lisbon River, the departure point of the oceanic fleet in the Great Sea Age. Today, the monument has become a prominent landmark and popular tourist attraction in Lisbon. The 52-meter-high monument sits north facing south, and it is magnificent. Standing north of the monument square, looking at a giant cross straight into the sky, looking at it carefully, the sword inlaid in the frame stabs the ground, the meaning and self-evident. The ground floor of the square draws a giant navigation compass, and the central world map shows the year and route of the first arrival of the Portuguese oceanographic fleet in the Great Navigation Age. Seeing "Macau", I feel a lot of emotion. Looking at the monument from both sides of the east and west, the monument resembles a huge ship with open sails, the bow of the ship is strung, and the three sails are moving forward by the wind. 80 historical navigators stand on both sides of the ship, looking beautiful and lifelike.

The Portuguese Navigation Monument was built in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry, a sailing ship. The monument is engraved with Prince Henry, Machar and some of his voyagers, as well as famous generals, missionaries and scientists in Portuguese history, to commemorate the glorious history of Portugal's exploration of the sea, which was once an ocean empire. Now the first lyric of the Portuguese national anthem is to the effect of: Heroes at sea, noble people, brave country, never perish!

Visiting Lisbon is a must to see the Maritime Monument, which stands next to Empire Square and is one of Lisbon's new landmarks. The monument was built to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of "Prince of Navigation" Tang Alfonso Henry. Looking from afar, the solid foundation of the monument looks like a white stone sailboat sailing on the sea, which is imaginative. The monument is carved with the statues of Henry, Da & 183, Gama and 80 other sailors, alongside some sailors accompanying them, as well as famous generals, missionaries and scientists in Portuguese history. Behind the monument is a large cross symbolizing religious beliefs.

The Maritime Monument was built in 1960 and has become a symbol of Portugal. The monument is shaped like a ship with huge sails. Henry stands at the bow of the vessel, and then Gama, his assistant, is flanked by a number of sailors accompanying him, as well as famous generals, missionaries and scientists in Portuguese history. It has great momentum to commemorate the glorious history of Portugal's pioneering sea in the past 300 years. The monument has a long way to go from Bellenta, the Monastery of Geronimus and other attractions. You can also see the full picture of the Bridge on April 25.