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Lisbon, Portugal. 16.04.2016. Padrão dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries), Belem. The monument was conceived in 1939 by Portuguese architect José Ângelo Cottinelli Telmo, and sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida, as a temporary beacon during the Portuguese World Fair opening in June 1940. Photograph © Jane Hobson.
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