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View of Lisbon, Portugal's largest city and capital.
Lisbon, Portugal's capital and largest city, is often called the “White City" due to the ochre stone used in its buildings that looks white in bright sunlight. At the center of this photo is the 17th-century Church of Santa Engracia, which was converted into a national pantheon in the 20th century .
The Monument to the Restorers in Lisbon, Portugal, was erected in 1886 to celebrate the restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain in 1640.
The Padrao dos descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries) in Lisbon, Portugal, honors monarchs, explorers, navigators, cartographers, scientists, and missionaries from the Age of Discovery (15th and 16th centuries). The main statue of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), holding a model of a carrack (a three- or four-masted sailing ship), leads a procession of 32 figures (16 on either side ramp) on the monument.
A detail from the Padrao dos descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries) in Lisbon, which celebrates the contributions of the Portuguese in the Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. The main statue of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), holding a model of a carrack (a three- or four-masted sailing ship), leads a procession of 32 figures (16 on either side ramp) on the monument. This view is of the west side.
The tomb of Vasco da Gama in the Jeronimos Monastery in Belem, a parish (district) in southwestern Lisbon, Portugal.
The Torre de Belem (Belem Tower) in Lisbon, Portugal, was built in the early 16th century to commemorate Vasco da Gama's voyages of discovery to India (1497-1524).
The castle in Guimaraes, Portugal, was built in the 10th century to protect a nearby monastery from Moors and Norsemen.
The medieval section of Guimaraes, Portugal, opens onto the Largo Republica do Brasil (Republic Square of Brazil). One end of the square features the slim Nossa Senhora da Consolacao e dos Santos Passos (Church of Our Lady of Consolation and the Holy Steps), an example of Portuguese Baroque architecture.
The Old Palace Council Chambers in the Largo da Oliveira (Square of the Olive Tree) in Guimaraes, Portugal.
Lagoa do Fogo (Lake of Fire) is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Azores archipelago.
Lagoa das Sete Cidades (Lagoon of the Seven Cities) is a twin lake in the crater of a dormant volcano on the island of Sao Miguel. The Lagoa das Sete Cidades is technically one lake, but it is often referred to as two separate bodies -- Lagoa Verde (Green Lake) and Lagoa Azul (Blue Lake) -- because each side of the lake reflects sunlight in different colors.
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