This monument name is Padrao dos Descobrimentos is located in Belem, Lisbon. The monument is located on the right bank of the Rio Tejo, the monument was erected to honor those involved in the process of the Portuguese Discoveries. The monument was originally commissioned by the regime of António de Oliveira Salazar to architects Cottinelli Telmo (1897-1948) and Leopoldo de Almeida (1898-1975), for the Portuguese World Exhibition (1940), and was dismantled in 1958.
Belém Tower or the Tower of St Vincent is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belem in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is an World Heritage Site because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.The tower was commissioned by King John II to be part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus River and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.
The tower was built in the early 16th century and is a prominent example of the Portuguese Manueline style, but it also incorporates hints of other architectural styles. The structure was built from lioz limestone and is composed of a bastion and the 30 meter, four story tower. It has incorrectly been stated that the tower was built in the middle of the Tagus and now sits near the shore because the river was redirected after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. In fact, the tower was built on a small island in the Tagus River near the Lisbon shore.
The Hieronymites Monastery ( Mosteiro dos Jeronimos) is located near the shore of the parish of Belém, in the municipality of Lisbon. The monastery is one of the most prominent monuments of the Manueline-style architecture (Portuguese late-Gothic) in Lisbon.
The Alcobaça Monastery (Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca) is a Mediaeval Roman Catholic Monastery located in the town of Alcobaça. It was founded by the first Portuguese King, D.Afonso Henriques, in 1153, and maintained a close association with the Kings of Portugal throughout its history.
The church and monastery were the first Gothic buildings in POrtugal. It was one of the most important of the mediaeval monasteries in Portugal. Due to its artistic and historical importance.
The Pena National Palace (Palacio Nacional da pena) is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, municipality of Sintra. The palace stands on the top of a hill above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument and constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th century Romanticism in the world. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials.
The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Italianized Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra. Its dimensions are so huge that it dwarfs the city. The palace-monastery is said to be Portugal's attempt to rival the Spanish palace at Escorial outside Madrid, Spain, but was built more like a response to the power of the Vatican, having the monastery a similar loom to the Pope's official residence.
The palace, which also served as a Franciscan monastery, was built during the reign of King Joao V (1707-1750), in consequence of a vow made by the king in 1711, who promised to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria, gave him descendants. The birth of his first daughter, the princess Barbara de Braganca, made the king initiate the construction of the palace.This vast complex is among the most sumptuous Baroque buildings in Portugal and one of the biggest buildings constructed in Europe in the 18th century. The palace was built symmetrically from a central axis, occupied by the basilica, and continues lengthwise through the main façade until two major towers. The structures of the convent are located behind the main façade. The building also includes a major library, with about 40,000 rare books.
The basilica is decorated with several Italian statues and includes six historical pipe organs and two carillons, composed of 92 bells.
The Clérigos Tower (Torre dos Clerigos) is a Baroque church in the city of Porto. Its tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
The church was built for the Brotherhood of the Clérigos by Nicolas Nasoni, an Italian architect and painter who left an extense work in the north of Portugal during the 18th century.
The Queluz National Palace (Palácio Nacional de Queluz) is a Portuguese 18th-century palace located at Queluz, Sintra Municipality, in the Lisbon District. One of the last great Rococo buildings to be designed in Europe, the palace was conceived as a summer retreat for Dom Pedro of Braganca, later to become husband and then king consort to his own niece, Queen Maria I. It served as a discreet place of incarceration for Queen Maria as her descent into madness continued in the years following Dom Pedro's death in 1786. Following the destruction by fire of the Ajuda Palace in 1794, Queluz Palace became the official residence of the Portuguese prince regent, John VI, and his family and remained so until the Royal Family fled to Brazil in 1807 following the French invasion of Portugal.
