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Where can you find all of Portugals greatest explorers in one place? On the bank of the Tagus, at the Monument to the Discoveries. The striking, monolithic statue rises 50 meters in the shape of an early explorers ship. Climbing upwards towards knowledge are dozens of explorers bearing emblems of discovery. At their head is Henry the Navigator holding a small caravel in his hands. The Monument of Discoveries serves as a stirring symbol of humanitys progress through the years.