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Pedro Pereira
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"A Compass Rose decorates the access yard to the Monument to the Discoveries.
Made of limestone, black and red, it is 50m in diameter, contains a planisphere 14m wide, decorated with plant elements, 5 small compass roses, 3 jesters, a mermaid, a fantastic fish and Neptune with a trident and trumpet mounted on a marine being. Dates, ships and caravels mark the main routes of Portuguese expansion, between the 15th and 16th centuries. The surrounding background is made up of “wide sea” waves, an emblematic motif of the Portuguese sidewalk.
Opened on August 5, 1960, it was designed in the studio of architect Luís Cristino da Silva and offered by the Republic of South Africa, a country that joined the celebrations in honor of the Infante.
At the south top, two inscriptions recall the offer from the Union of South Africa in 1960, and the subsequent restoration, in 1994, during the Celebrations of Lisbon European Capital of Culture, in 1994."
Rachael Hancox
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"The compass rose shows the map of the world and the most important routes, as well as the respective years in which the Portuguese made their discoveries during the 15th and 16th centuries. "
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