223 meter above sea level stands the Cristo Rei Monument, from which there is a 360º panoramic degrees view over the Tagus Estuary and the two banks of the river.
It is the 3rd largest pilgrimage site in the Iberian Peninsula, together with Fátima and Santiago de Compostela.
It was built as a result of a promise made by the Portuguese bishops to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who asked for Portugal to be spared from the horrors of World War II. It is a masterpiece designed by Francisco Franco, inaugurated on the 17th of May 1959.
It is the 3rd largest pilgrimage site in the Iberian Peninsula, together with Fátima and Santiago de Compostela.
It was built as a result of a promise made by the Portuguese bishops to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who asked for Portugal to be spared from the horrors of World War II. It is a masterpiece designed by Francisco Franco, inaugurated on the 17th of May 1959.
