Embankments of the Tagus river. Albuquerque Park-Belen Tower

Not far from the jerónimos monastery, along the Tagus river embankment, there are several parks: the Park of the square of the Empire (Parque da Praça do Império, on the map).

Garden of Vasco da Gama (Jardim Vasco da Gama, on the map) which is adjacent to the square named after Alfonso de Albuquerque (Jardim da Praça Afonso de Albuquerque). In the center of the square is a column-monument to the Duke of Albuquerque (Afonso de Albuquerque, 1453-1515), also called "the Great Albuquerque", the main colonial architect of the Portuguese Empire. Under his leadership, Portuguese strongholds along the Indian ocean were built-Goa in India (1510) and Malacca in Malaysia (1511), after which Portugal gained control of the Maritime trade routes from Asia to Europe, displacing the Arabs, who had long held these communications in their hands.

Monument to the Portuguese who died in the colonial wars (Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar). Behind it, you can see the Fort of BOM Sucesso (Forte do Bom Sucesso), where the Museum of colonial wars is located.

The belém tower (Torre de Belém, on the map) was built in 1515-1521 under the direction of architect Francisco de Arruda in honor of Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India. The building was built in the Manueline style, popular in the Renaissance, but now almost forgotten. In 1983, the tower was declared a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO.

There is a monument to the first flight across the South Atlantic (the history of the flight) in the Park near the Belen tower.

Bridge named after April 25.