Jane
and I did some more of the Lisbon tourist sites that we did not get to using
the HOHO bus: Jeronimos Monastery, Belem Tower, Monument of the Discoveries, and
Monument to the Overseas Combatants.
The Jerónimos
Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near
the Tagus River. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
in 1983. Construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501 and
was completed 100 years later.
The Jerónimos Monastery
Belém Tower, officially
the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification that
served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers
and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. The structure was built from lioz limestone and
is composed of a bastion and a 30-metre four-storey tower. The
tower has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
Belém Tower
The 'beach' at Belém Tower
Padrão dos
Descobrimentos (Monument of the Discoveries) is on the northern
bank of the Tagus River estuary. Located along the river where ships
departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the
monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery (or Age of
Exploration) during the 15th and 16th centuries. In addition to the main statue
of Henry the Navigator, holding a model of a carrack, on either side
of the ramps of the monument are a total of 33 figures from the history of the
Discoveries, including Vasco da Gama.
Monument of the Discoveries
Monument to the Overseas Combatants
Monument in honour of Sacadura Cabral and Cago Coutinho who flew the first flight across the Atlantic from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in this aircraft
Empire Square
Statue of António José de Almeida
António from my room
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