Showing posts with label Manuel O. Dias Lopes. Show all posts
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Friday, August 09, 2019

Project Competition for the D. Henrique Monument in Sagres



Project Competition for the D. Henrique Monument in Sagres, Lisbon (1957).
The Executive Committee of the Commemorations of the Fifth Centenary of the death of Infante D. Henrique decided to bring together in this publication the fundamental elements of the contest for the monument that should be built in Sagres.
Such a large number of projects - 22 of Portuguese and 27 foreign authors - is a tribute to the memory of Infante and will be documentary of the interest of national and foreign artists, for the figure and work of the genius initiator of the Discoveries.
Under the Motto: Scorpio; Manuel Pereira da Silva participated in collaboration with Architect Carlos Neves, Architect José Márcio de Freitas, Engineer Armando Santos Paupério and Engineer Manuel O. Dias Lopes.