Portuguese Map of Discoveries - Lisbon
by Stuart Litoff
Title
Portuguese Map of Discoveries - Lisbon
Artist
Stuart Litoff
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Monument to the Discoveries, in the Belem section of Lisbon, Portugal, is a seven-story monument honoring the courage and bravery of the Portuguese navigators who crossed the world and discovered new lands. The monument includes an elevator that takes you up to a rooftop observation deck, affording beautiful views of the city and the Tagus River. Looking down from the deck to the foot of the Monument, you can see amazing tile work depicting a giant wind rose with a map of the world in the center. The map shows the dates of the important Portuguese discoveries and ships mark the places where Portuguese explorers set foot on new lands. If you look carefully at the photo, you can see people and shadows walking across the map, giving you a sense of the scale of this amazing work.
Uploaded
May 30th, 2019
Statistics
Viewed 1,663 Times - Last Visitor from Ottawa, ON - Canada on 04/25/2024 at 1:05 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (40)
Paul Boizot
Nice shot. A while back, I read Conquerors: How Portugal Forged The First Global Empire, by Roger Crowley. It's a readable account of - well, what it says on the tin. Suffice it to say that some of the people in the "new lands" that they discovered may have a different side to the story...
Recently Viewed
