Use Validity
90 days after purchase
Promoter
EGEAC, Empresa de Gestão de Equipamentos e Animação Cultural
Synopsis
Padrão dos Descobrimentos was first erected in 1940, in a temporary form, as part of the Portuguese World Exhibition. It was created by Cottinelli Telmo (1897–1948) and the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898–1975).
The monument was reconstructed in 1960 to mark 500 years since the death of the Infante Dom Henrique (Henry the Navigator).
Shaped as a caravel of stone, the monument has two lateral ramps where we find 33 representative statues of significant characters of the Portuguese overseas expansion, led by Infante Dom Henrique.
In the same year, the Republic of South Africa bestowed a Compass Rose with 50m diameter and made of different types of marble, containing a 14m-wide planisphere to decorate the entrance floor. Ships and caravels mark the main routes of the Portuguese expansion. The Compass Rose was designed by the architect Luís Cristino da Silva.
After the significant renovation work in the 1980s, the interior of the monument was equipped with several facilities, such as an auditorium and two exhibition rooms which allow for an intense cultural activity.
An elevator was also added to take its visitors to the viewpoint terrace, at 50m high, from where you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the city of Lisbon towards the Tagus River estuary, Belém Tower, Império Square and Hieronymus Monastery.
As a long-standing ex-libris of the city of Lisbon, Padrão dos Descobrimentos is annually visited by hundreds of thousands of Portuguese people and foreigners alike, who have chosen the monumental area of Belém as a leisure and walking destination.
Find more information on www.padraodosdescobrimentos.pt/
Business hours
OPENING HOURS:
Summer – March / September
Every day 10 am – 7 pm (last admission 6:30pm)
Winter – October / February
Every day 10 am – 6 pm (last admission 5:30pm)
Closed on 1st January; 1st May; 24th, 25th and 31st December.
Supplementary Notes
ACCESSIBILITY:
The entrance to the building is preceded by two flights of stairs;
To access the exhibition room, you can use the lift;
The viewpoint is not accessible by wheelchair. The lift goes up to the 6th floor and then there is a narrow staircase with 42 steps;
More information on accessibility on https://padraodosdescobrimentos.pt/acessibilidade/
Additional Information
s access to the viewpoint terrace and the documentary (https://padraodosdescobrimentos.pt/evento/documentario-a-construcao-de-um-simbolo)
* The exhibitions are temporary, and this ticket ensures access to them while ongoing.
* The film is presented in the Auditorium on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 11.15 and 4pm (for scheduling reasons, they may not take place or suffer some changes).
Prices
Ticket adults (ages 26 – 64) – 10,00€
Reductions:
Young people (13 to 25) – 5,00€
Persons (over 65 years) – 8,50€
People with disabilities – 8,50€
Lisbon Card holders – 8,30€
Exempt from payment:
Children under 12 years old (except with schools)
Persons Accompanying People with Disabilities
Professionals in the tourism field in the exercise of functions **
Journalists, Researchers and Professors in the exercise of functions (with prior request and accredited) **
Members of the institutions APOM, ICOM **
Employees from EGEAC and CML and companion **
Unemployed **
Exemption for residents of the city of Lisbon:
Sundays and public holidays until 2pm **
Passe Cultura holder:
Under 23 years old
Over 65 years old
* For all the reductions and exemptions, it is necessary to present proving documents.
** These tickets can only be acquired in the Ticket Office at Padrão dos Descobrimentos.
