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The narrow passages of Castle Town meant people had to come up with clever ways to hang out the laundry.
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Note the stick resting in the punt of a wine bottle set into the wall of the house.
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Time to catch the tram back to the center of town.
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Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Monument to the Discoveries honors the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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Belem Tower was built 1515-1520 and protected Lisbon's harbor.
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The cloister of Jerónimos Monastery is the covered walkway that surrounds the quadrangle.
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The cloister at Jerónimos Monastery looking toward the church.
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The cloister at Jerónimos Monastery looking toward the church.
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The cloister at Jerónimos Monastery looking toward the church.
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The view from the upper choir area in the church at Jerónimos Monastery.
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Depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus at Jerónimos Monastery.
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Detail of the far wall as viewed from the upper choir in Jerónimos Monastery.
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A detail at Jerónimos Monastery showing off the Manueline Architecture from the the peak of Portugal's power, 1480-1580.
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Detail of the celing above the tomb of Vasco da Gama in the church at Jerónimos Monastery.
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Vasco da Gama rests in this tomb. On the night of July 7, 1497, in a small chapel that once stood on this spot da Gama prayed for a safe voyage. He arrive home in September 1499 to a hero's welcome.
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The tomb of Vasco da Gama in the church at Jerónimos Monastery.
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Stained glass and celing detail in the church at Jerónimos Monastery.
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The main chapel and one of the Royal Tombs or "Elephant Tombs" at Jerónimos Monastery.
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A detail of a caravel on the side of Vasco da Gama's tomb.
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The ancient Saint Anthony chapel in the manueline style was panelled in guilded woodcarving in the 17th century when the Senhor dos Passos brotherhood was founded.
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