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Monument to the Overseas Combatants 🏛️ Belém

Monument to the Overseas Combatants 🏛️ Belém

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Monument to the Overseas Combatants 🏛️ Belém

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Location: Santa Maria De Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

August 24, 2025

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The Monument to Overseas Combatants is a solemn tribute to the Portuguese soldiers who lost their lives during the Portuguese Colonial War (also known as the Overseas War), which took place between 1961 and 1974 in Africa.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 3, 2024

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The Monument to the Combatants of Overseas is a monument located next to the Forte do Bom Sucesso, in Belém, Lisbon. It was created to pay tribute to all the soldiers who fought in the African War (1961-1974), in defense of the homeland. This monument was designed in 1991 by a team led by architect Francisco José Ferreira Guedes de Carvalho and was inaugurated on January 15, 1994.

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Silke on Tour 🏞️

April 2, 2024

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The Memorial to the Overseas Veterans is a memorial to the fallen Portuguese soldiers of the Portuguese Colonial War, which is often called the Overseas War in Portugal. (Wikipedia)

There are also 2 guards in front of it 💂🏻‍♂️, who are on duty from time to time 😉.

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Elevation 60 m

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