Although often overlooked, the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon is home to one of Europe's most impressive collections of art.

Both ancient and some more modern art are displayed in the museum founded after Gulbenkian, an Armenian philanthropist, wrote in his will that his fantastic art collection should be housed in a museum.

Following his death in 1955 after 40 years of amassing these extraordinary works of art, they were accommodated in a building north-east of Eduardo VII Park.

Displayed chronologically and geographically, the venue exhibits Oriental, Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Mesopotamian and European art but to name a few of the sections, dating from the 11th century all the way through to the mid-20th century.

Over 10,000 items are on show, including works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Gainsborough and Manet, as well as a great collection of the renowned Lalique jewellery.

At the timee of his death Gulbenkian was one of the world's richest men, with an estimated worth of between $280 and $480 million at the time.