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Jane Cumming

Prince Henry the Navigator

Lisbon, Portugal

It's impossible to have a gallery of Lisbon and not show Prince Henry.
This is the Monument of Discoveries.
It is located at the starting point from where Portugal's explorers left on their journeys.
The monument shows more than thirty statues of people who played an important role in the discoveries.
Leading the way is Henry the Navigator who is shown standing on the bow holding a model of a caravel.
Behind him are king Afonso V - who supported the exploration and colonization of Africa - and the explorers Vasco da Gama (who found a direct route to India),
Pedro Álvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil) and Ferdinand Magellan (the first explorer to circumnavigate the world).
They are followed by navigators, writers, missionaries, a mathematician, a cartographer and other figures from the era of the discoveries.

Canon EOS 70D
1/250s f/16.0 at 18.0mm iso200 full exif

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Zoltán Balogh20-May-2020 15:50
Fantastic photograph! V
Buz Kiefer13-Jul-2018 19:43
Excellent photo and a very good note. V
pkocinski13-Jul-2018 11:42
Great capture of this monument.
woody3413-Jul-2018 03:16
Great shot of the monument, it's a wonderful work and such a history...V
Carl Carbone13-Jul-2018 01:29
Great shot, Jane. The detail is beautiful.
Jean Chiasson12-Jul-2018 23:07
Super monument light details Jane BV
borisalex12-Jul-2018 17:16
Great capture and caption! Been there last week! V
Taken from the other side!
http://www.pbase.com/borisalex/image/167794413
Fong Lam12-Jul-2018 16:32
Love the framing and all the fine details captured in this historic monument...V
Walter Otto Koenig12-Jul-2018 15:46
Great detail and perspective on this complex memorial. The shadows add depth and I like the blue sky background. "V"
joseantonio12-Jul-2018 15:35
nice capture of this historic monument.V
Hank Vander Velde12-Jul-2018 15:10
Excellent image and description Jane.
globalgadabout12-Jul-2018 14:37
an excellent monument celebrating Portugal's seafaring past..admire your top notch image..
Helen Betts12-Jul-2018 14:35
Excellent POV and composition for this most striking monument. V.
Jim Coffman12-Jul-2018 14:10
Excellent pov of this monument!!
Frank Tran12-Jul-2018 14:05
Beautiful! Well composed and captured. V+
Neil Marcus12-Jul-2018 13:53
Your judicious crop caught the essence of the monument. "VV"
Nick Paoni12-Jul-2018 13:42
What a neat monument. The detail in the carvings are amazing.
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