Vasco da Gama Bridge is 17km (11 miles) long (10km/6 miles of which pass
over water), making it the longest bridge in Europe when it opened in 1998
and still today one of the longest in the world (it has the same length as the road-rail tunnel-bridge linking Denmark and Sweden).
Its vastness forced engineers to factor in the curvature of the Earth during its construction.
That makes it a superb feat of
engineering, made up of several sections supported by pillars, built at a
cost of one billion US dollars.
It was inaugurated on March 31, 1998 after only 18 months of construction,
and just in time to carry visitors from southern Portugal, Spain, and other
parts of Europe to Expo98.
Ride Lisbon's metro, buses, and trams for FREE with the Lisboa Card.
Where: Parque das Nações
How: Metro - Oriente Station
Oceanarium - An odyssey of sea creatures in a state-of-the-art building.
Oriente
Station - A stunning modern station.
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Pavillion - A gravity-defying structure.
Altice Arena - A UFO-like arena.
Interactive
Science Museum - Scientific exhibits with cutting-edge technology.
Vasco
da Gama Tower - The city's tallest building with a panoramic viewing platform.
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