Padrão dos Descobrimentos - after listening to the vivid explanations of our guide and seeing the view from the top of the monument, I changed my mind about the Padrão and would include it as a place to visit in Lisbon. As expected, I got fascinated by the stories of all the long lasting travels of Diaz, Vasco da Gama, Cabral, about the history of the monument (which was erected first in 1940 for the Portuguese World Exhibition, destroyed, then built again in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator) and by the statues of some great people of the era - 33 in total, 32 men and only one woman (Filipa de Lancaster, mother of what is known as the "Ínclita Geração"-the Illustrious Generation of princes). Spectacular view.
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