There is a pleasant waterfront along the Tagus river, in the Belem district 6km to the west of central Lisbon. The Padrao dos Descobrimentos is a 52m high monument erected in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator. In this area there are also some museums and a small harbour.
01 Gulbenkian planetarium 02 Modern art museum 03 Padrao dos Descobrimentos monument 04 Padrao dos Descobrimentos monument 05 Padrao dos Descobrimentos monument
06 Padrao dos Descobrimentos monument and Henry the navigator statue 07 Padrao dos Descobrimentos monument 08 Fishing rods along waterfront 09 Harbour
10 Ponte 25 de Abril bridge
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