Rosa dos Ventos
Rosa dos Ventos is a monument in Belém, Lisbon. Rosa dos Ventos is situated nearby to Monument to the Discoveries, as well as near the protected area Monastery of the Hieronymites.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument to the Discoveries and Monastery of the Hieronymites.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Monastery of the Hieronymites
Protected area
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. Monastery of the Hieronymites is situated 410 metres north of Rosa dos Ventos.
Belém Tower
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 1 km west of Rosa dos Ventos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém Tower and Belém.
Ajuda
Village
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Ajuda is a freguesia and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.
Rosa dos Ventos
- Type: Monument
- Location: Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.69409° or 38° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
-9.20572° or 9° 12′ 21″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8CCGMQVV+JPGeoNames ID
11810177
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