1940 / 1960
Monument to the Discoveries
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Built in plaster for the 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition, the ship-shaped monument is rebuilt in stone in 1960 for the 500th anniversary of Henry the Navigator's death.
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From plaster to stone 1940/1960
Built in plaster for the 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition, the ship-shaped monument is rebuilt in stone in 1960 for the 500th anniversary of Henry the Navigator's death.
Classification procedure opened 2023
Anúncio 130/2023 opens the procedure to classify the monument and its compass-rose pavement; it is still 'em vias de classificação'.