Monument to the Discoveries

E129709

landmark monument tourist attraction

The Monument to the Discoveries is a prominent riverside landmark in Lisbon, Portugal, commemorating the Portuguese Age of Exploration and its key historical figures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Monument to the Discoveries canonical	2
Monument to the Discoverers	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark ⓘ monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
commemorates	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Age of Discoveries Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Age of Exploration Portuguese explorers ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Henry the Navigator ⓘ
featuresFigureOf	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ Henry the Navigator ⓘ Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King Afonso V of Portugal Luís de Camões ⓘ Pedro Álvares Cabral ⓘ Vasco da Gama ⓘ other notable Portuguese historical figures ⓘ
forecourtMosaicGiftFrom	South Africa ⓘ
hasAccess	elevator ⓘ staircase ⓘ
hasArchitect	Cottinelli Telmo ⓘ
hasForecourtFeature	compass rose mosaic ⓘ world map mosaic ⓘ
hasFunction	museum space ⓘ viewpoint ⓘ
hasHeight	approximately 171 feet ⓘ approximately 52 metres ⓘ
hasInterior	auditorium ⓘ exhibition hall ⓘ observation deck ⓘ
hasOrientation	facing the Tagus River ⓘ
hasSculptor	Leopoldo de Almeida ⓘ
hasShape	stylized caravel ⓘ
isPopularWith	tourists ⓘ
isSymbolOf	Lisbon historic centre ⓘ surface form: Lisbon waterfront Portuguese maritime heritage ⓘ
locatedIn	Belém ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ
locatedNear	Belém Tower ⓘ Jerónimos Monastery ⓘ
locatedOn	northern bank of the Tagus River ⓘ
locatedOnAvenue	Avenida Brasília ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ rose-tinted stone ⓘ
originalConstructionYear	1940 ⓘ
originallyBuiltFor	Portuguese World Exhibition of 1940 ⓘ surface form: Exposição do Mundo Português Portuguese World Exhibition of 1940 ⓘ surface form: Portuguese World Exhibition
overlooks	Tagus River estuary ⓘ
rebuiltFor	500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator ⓘ
rebuiltIn	1960 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerónimos Monastery → near → Monument to the Discoveries ⓘ

National Archaeology Museum of Portugal (in part of the complex) → near → Monument to the Discoveries ⓘ

subject surface form: National Archaeology Museum of Portugal

Palos de la Frontera → hasCommemorativeSite → Monument to the Discoveries ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monument to the Discoverers