In July 1497 when Vasco da Gama set sail for India, King Manuel of Portugal assorted a distinctly expendable crew of convicts and criminals to go with him.
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It's actually a good starting point for the short cable car trip to the other end of the park. While the high-above restaurant is only available to customers of the Myriad Sana Hotel, the tower itself can be easily viewed from the cable car. Since then, a large hotel was constructed adjacent to the tower, and the general public is no longer allowed to go up. At the time three glass elevators took visitors to the top of the tower. There was also a restaurant below the viewing platform that offered panoramic views across Lisbon. At the top of the tower, there was an observation deck that was designed to look like the viewing basket on a ship.
The engineering firm, Maritfer assembled the steel structure.Īt the base of the Vasco da Gama Tower is a three-floor building that was used as the pavilion of the European Union during Expo ’98. It was designed by architects Leonor Janeiro and Nick Jacobs and constructed by the firm, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The inauguration celebrated the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama’s historic voyage. The tower was one of the many buildings constructed for Expo ’98, the world trade fair held in Lisbon. Built on the north bank of the Tagus river, it is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (the first European to arrive in India by sail, in 1498). The Vasco da Gama Tower is a 145-metre (476 ft) lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações in Lisbon.
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