Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic
The Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic is a monument in Lisbon, Portugal, placed at Brasília Avenue, within the civil parish of Belém.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belém Tower and Monastery of the Hieronymites.
Belém Tower
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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 180 metres west of Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic.
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 1 km northeast of Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic.
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. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 730 metres east of Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém Tower and Belém.
Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Primeira Travessia Aérea do Atlântico Sul”
- Categories: monument, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.69221° or 38° 41′ 32″ northLongitude
-9.21394° or 9° 12′ 50″ westInception
1991Operator
Câmara Municipal de LisboaOpen location code
8CCGMQRP+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 578460077OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q130240436
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In Other Languages
“Monument to the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Monumento à Primeira Travessia Aérea do Atlântico Sul”
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