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Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Across the skies at Expo The best way to explore Expo’98 was, of course, on foot. But in order to have a panoramic view of […]

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Knowledge of the Seas Pavilion

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

The knowledge of history and of innovation From the process of discovering and appropriating the oceans – without forgetting the role played by Portuguese...

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Garcia da Orta Gardens

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Ode to botany In homage to Garcia da Orta, the illustrious Portuguese doctor and naturalist who researched the benefits of plants and herbs in India,...

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Water volcanoes

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Refreshing breaks Colourful, noisy and loads of fun. The water volcanoes located the length of the Alameda dos Oceanos were very much in demand during...

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VASCO DA GAMA TOWER

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Refinery Tower

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VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Elegance across the river 29th March 1998, two months before the opening of Expo ’98, saw the inauguration of what was then Europe’s longest...

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Sun-Man

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Surrealist abstraction The monumental Sun-Man sculpture was created by Jorge Vieira. With a height of around 20 metres and weighing 15 tons, it is an...

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ORIENTE STATION

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Mobility tree  The Oriente Station was inaugurated just days before the official opening of Expo’98, on 19th May. Designed by the Spanish architect...

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Northern International Area

Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente

Exhibition Centre Comprising four pavilions, the Northern International Area was the largest building at Expo’98. It housed the pavilions of Turkey,...

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