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Mural mostrando os Descobrimentos Português

Mural showing Portuguese Discoveries

Françoise Schein & Federica Matta
1994

Lisboa / Mural mostrando os Descobrimentos Português

Description

The walls of the Parque Metro station are covered with 450,000 tiles and smal sculptures on the theme of the Portuguese Discoveries and the Rights of Man. There are 50 4x3 m maps with routes, further portraits, objects, etc. Only a few of those are photographed by us and shown here.

Lisboa - Mural mostrando os Descobrimentos Português
The route of Christopher Columbus first voyage 1492

Lisboa - Mural mostrando os Descobrimentos Português
The route of Fernão de Magalhães through the strait named after him, 1520

Lisboa - Mural mostrando os Descobrimentos Português

Afonso de Albuquerque
Vasco da Gama

Sculptors

Federica Matta (Neuilly-sur-Seine 1955), French-Chilean artist and arts educator (Website).
Françoise Schein (Brussel 1953), Belgian artist (Website).

Sources & Information

Metropolitano de Lisboa, Parque.
Wikipedia, Estação Parque.

Locatie (N 38°43'46" - W 9°9'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli001; Photograph: 1 July 1997 / updated: 29 August 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
If you want to use photos, please contact us via the contact form (in Dutch, English or German).
© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

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