Nationality Portuguese | ||
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Born c. 1420 Lagos, Kingdom of Portugal Died c. 1500
Kingdom of Portugal Occupation Navigator, explorer, writer Similar Farol de D Maria Pia, Pro‑Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Estádio Nacional de Cabo, Gamboa - Praia, Museu Etnográfico da Praia | ||
The Monumento de Diogo Gomes or the Diogo Gomes Monument is a monument named after Diogo Gomes, the Portuguese navigator and discoverer of the island of Santiago in 1460. The monument overlooks the harbour of Praia including its nearby buildings and a small island with a historic house. The statue is approximately 15 m over its beach and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The statue is over a steel-frame guardrail and is surrounded by a tree to the northeast side.
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Description
The statue is approximately 8 m tall. It is mainly a bronze statue and is on top of a marble block divided into and is over a three by three square totaling nine over a small five by five square block and underneath a white block which are surrounded by stone paved surface.
Location
It is in the southernmost part of the Praia Plateau, the city's historic center, southeast is the roundabout that intersects Rampa São Januário with Avenida Combatentes da Liberdade da Patria. Its nearest street is the one connecting Avenida Andrade Corvo.
Its nearest landmarks includes the Palácio Presidencial, the Presidential Palace, Quartel Jaime Mota, a former barracks, most of it becoming a museum and the monument to Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque. Further south is the headquarters of Cabo Verde Telecom.