The Monument honors Portuguese discoveries, and the main figure is D. Henrique, a Portuguese prince. Another archive image from Lisbon, Portugal a few months before going to Greece.
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This photo was taken on February 7, 2012 in Torre de Belem, Lisbon, Lisbon, PT.
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Giorgio Ghezzi, DonWeston2009, Morsar, Ms._Pearl, and 76 other people added this photo to their favorites.
octopuzz (4 months ago | reply)
amazing
Giorgio Ghezzi (4 months ago | reply)
excellent, great shot!
ni kon ninja (4 months ago | reply)
the lady gives scale to the monument!! cool shot & perspective!! 8 )
Ms._Pearl (4 months ago | reply)
This is amazing.
~Roxanne~ (4 months ago | reply)
What a gorgeous shot!
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Nick Boren Photography (4 months ago | reply)
WOW... what a site this is... I have always wanted to go to Greece... now I really want to!! ;-)
Thanks for sharing your wonderful image Helen. :-)
Valerio_D (4 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image!
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Daily Grind Photography (4 months ago | reply)
That is awesome, great timing...
JebbiePix (4 months ago | reply)
Oh nice one. That woman walking into the frame lends an interesting contrast to the scene, too :)
pinoyphotog (4 months ago | reply)
That lady walking by certainly gives this image a sense of scale! Grand! :D
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Jekkone (4 months ago | reply)
totally awesome !:D
lostinagoodway (4 months ago | reply)
what location! love this shot
mahele (4 months ago | reply)
Beautiful !
Derek_Custer (4 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
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Salaatti (4 months ago | reply)
Fantastic photo.
ZAYAN.1904 (4 months ago | reply)
Nice shot....Awesome work....
like the composition....
& Congratz for "EXPLORED" !!
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Tilak Haria (4 months ago | reply)
Congrats for being on EXPLORE.
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Luca Bobbiesi (4 months ago | reply)
great work
54StorminWillyGJ54 (4 months ago | reply)
A great shot!
Broogland (4 months ago | reply)
Love the scene, the colors and the woman. Great shot. See on explore 8Feb12
dreamer@desh (4 months ago | reply)
brilliant!
rmmarr (4 months ago | reply)
Great photo, right.
But the monument is not Columbus. It honours portuguese discoveries, and the main figure is D. Henrique, a portuguese prince.
Paulo Sérgio Bastos (4 months ago | reply)
JimbobEdsel (4 months ago | reply)
JBE Award of Excellence
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☼DANY1926 ☼ (4 months ago | reply)
Absolutely fantastic, congrats on Explore...-_^
Sukesh Kumar (4 months ago | reply)
Nice
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stevejwphoto (4 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot, congrats!!
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Maryann's*****Fotos (4 months ago | reply)
Stunning capture! Isn't Lisbon Great?!!
Morsar (4 months ago | reply)
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gato-gato-gato (4 months ago | reply)
Gutes Foto, gefällt mir.
wRItinG, Ellyn (4 months ago | reply)
beautiful artwork, Helen - this has such a post-modern feel to it!
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Transmontano (4 months ago | reply)
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wRItinG, Ellyn (4 months ago | reply)
another contact's photo, Helen:
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Sprengben [why not get a friend] (4 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot, you are talented and it really deserves Explore.
Have a great Wednesday, Cheers!
rmmarr (4 months ago | reply)
Helen,
(Following the msg you send me about the monument)
The name of it is 'Padrão dos Descobrimentos' ('descobrimentos' means discoveries - and 'padrão' is a kind of a stone mark - with the royal coat of arms - iberian kingdoms usually placed in the new found lands, indicating they had discovered it (that they owned it).
This monument was built in the begining of the 20th century, celebrating the 500 years of the discoveries (that's why it was called that way - 'mark of the discoveries').
About the spelling, I can agree portuguese is not easy, but theese words are not that difficult: reed it in a spanish way, knowing that padrão=padraon.
Thanks for your interest.
Rui
greg194799 (4 months ago | reply)
Outstanding!!
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halifaxlight (4 months ago | reply)
fantastic image, great monument, sky and the figure completes the composition. Congrats on 100!
Manuel Chagas (4 months ago | reply)
Excelente momento.
Muito bom!
keithhull (4 months ago | reply)
Yes Ellyn passed on your image to me This is very dramatic Great work
joyrex (4 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
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SallyT. (4 months ago | reply)
Congrats on Explore. Well deserved.
RPM-Photo (4 months ago | reply)
Great Image! Seen and enjoyed in Flickr Explore Interesting Photos.
Congratulations on the Explore! Have a great day!
DiamantThomy (4 months ago | reply)
Nice
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Luca Montanari Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Amazing photo, i love this monument, i've been there once.
JerKor (Jerry) (4 months ago | reply)
Fabulous work here!