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Prince Henry the Navigator (statue)
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Prince Henry the Navigator is an historic statue located on a traffic median at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Street in the Flint Village section of Fall River, Massachusetts
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The statue by Aristide Berto Cianfarani
was erected in 1940 by people from New England
of Portuguese
descent to mark the 800 year anniversary of the Portuguese National Organization in 1140, and as a tribute to Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), whose explorations and scientific accomplishments beaconed the ocean route to India
and opened the gateway of the Atlantic Ocean
for the eventual exploration of the American continents.
The base of the statue was constructed from part of the former Fall River Customhouse and Post Office which was demolished in the early 1930s.
The statue was nominated by local and state historical commissions but denied placement on the National Register of Historic Places
by the Department of the Interior in 1983.
In the 1980s the traffic island surrounding the base of the statue was redecorated with a stone mosaic pattern with waves and other nautical themed-items.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
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The statue by Aristide Berto Cianfarani
Aristide Berto Cianfarani
Aristide Berto Cianfarani Italian born American sculptor noted for his monuments, war memorials and ecclesiastical works.Cianarani studied at the Rhode Island School of Design as well as in France and Italy. -Selected work:...
was erected in 1940 by people from New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
of Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
descent to mark the 800 year anniversary of the Portuguese National Organization in 1140, and as a tribute to Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), whose explorations and scientific accomplishments beaconed the ocean route to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and opened the gateway of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
for the eventual exploration of the American continents.
The base of the statue was constructed from part of the former Fall River Customhouse and Post Office which was demolished in the early 1930s.
The statue was nominated by local and state historical commissions but denied placement on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
by the Department of the Interior in 1983.
In the 1980s the traffic island surrounding the base of the statue was redecorated with a stone mosaic pattern with waves and other nautical themed-items.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts
- More photos and info on statue
- The Hiker