Tomb of Vasco da Gama, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (EN: Jerónimos Monastery/Hieronymites Monastery), Belém, Lisboa, Estremadura, Portugal. 15-3-2013, 17:46.

Vasco da Gama (Sines 1468/9-Cochim, India 1524): Portuguese navigator who established the sea link between Portugal and India (1497-1498), thus setting a new trade route which, for over a century, would grant the Portuguese supremacy in the Indian Ocean.

Nikon D700, AF-S Nikkor 16-35/4G ED VR, 1/6 sec, f/4, ISO 1250, FL=18 mm, WB: 3000K