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Rose of the Winds

Rose of the Winds

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Rose of the Winds

Name: Rose of the Winds
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Location: Santa Maria De Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

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1. Rose of the Winds – Belém Tower loop from Belém

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2. Triumphal Arch of Rua Augusta – Commerce Square loop from Algés

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3. View of Ponte 25 de Abril – Rooftop of the MAAT Museum loop from Alcântara-Terra

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

August 24, 2025

The Compass Rose and World Map in front of the Padrão dos Descobrimentos in Lisbon are a stunning work of urban art and a historical tribute to the Portuguese Age of Discovery.

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Noname

August 23, 2025

A compass rose decorates the entrance to the Padroo dos Descobrimentos.
Made of black and red limestone, it has a diameter of 50 m and contains a 14 m wide planosphere decorated with plant elements, five small compass roses, three buffoons, a mermaid, a fantastic fish, and Neptune with a trident and trumpet, mounted on a seabed. Dates, ships, and caravels mark the main routes of Portuguese expansion between the 15th and 16th centuries. The surrounding background is composed of "small sea" waves, an emblematic motif of the Portuguese pavement.
The chronicle of Portuguese expansion as depicted by the compass rose:
1418 Madeira – 1427 Azores – 1434 Cabo Bojador – 1444 Cape Verde
1460 Guinea – 1471 Mina – 1475 Santa Teresa and Principe – 1483 Congo
1483 Angola – 1488 Cape of Good Hope – 1497 Christmas – 1498 Quelimane
1498 India Caliptu – 1498 Melinda – 1500 Madagascar – 1500 Newfoundland
1500 Brazil Porto Seguro – 1502 Canaña – 1505 Ceyo – 1507 Hormuz
1509 Dame – 1509 Malacca – 1511 Pegu – 1512 Moluccas – 1512 Timor
1514 River of the Plate – 1514 River of the Canton – 1516 River Ganges – 1525 Palau Islands
padraodosdescobrimentos.pt/rosa-dos-ventos

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Location: Santa Maria De Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

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Rose of the Winds

1. Rose of the Winds – Belém Tower loop from Belém

2. Triumphal Arch of Rua Augusta – Commerce Square loop from Algés

3. View of Ponte 25 de Abril – Rooftop of the MAAT Museum loop from Alcântara-Terra

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