The Oceanary
Lisbon’s Oceanary is a museum of marine biology in Parque das Nações, and was built for Expo ‘98. It was conceived to express in an innovating way, the fact that the seas and oceans of our planet form a single Global Ocean.
It’s populated by 8.000 animals.
And plants of over 500 species.
It integrates five main habitats.
Its central tank has about 5.000 m3 of salt water.
Overall, the Oceanary is composed by 30 tanks containing over 7.000 m3 of salt water.
Vasco da Gama's Tower
Vasco da Gama Tower is a steel structure, 145 meters high, built in Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, for the world exposition in 1998. It’s one of the tallest buildings in Portugal.
The Vasco da Gama Bridge
Vasco da Gama is the most recent bridge over River Tagus in the area of Lisbon. It connects Montijo and Alcochete to Sacavém, nearby Parque das Nações, where Expo ‘98 was held. Its inauguration was on April 4th 1998. This bridge is the longest in Europe, with 17.2 Km, 10 of which are over the waters of Tagus estuary. The distance between its towers is 420 meters. The name of the bridge celebrates the 500 years upon the arrival of Vasco da Gama to India.
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