Gare do Oriente - Lisboa, Portugal - Permanent World Fair and Expo Structures on Waymarking.com

"Gare do Oriente is one of the main Portuguese intermodal transport hubs, and is situated in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, municipality of Lisbon.

Bids for building the project on lands to be used for the 1998 exposition were solicited internationally. The concept was originally designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in 1995, and built by Necso.

The station was inaugurated on 19 May 1998, as part of the celebrations marking the opening of the Expo '98 world's fair.At the time of its opening it was considered the largest intermodal station in Portugal., winning the Brunel Award on 7 October 1998, in the category of large new construction projects."

From Wikipedia: (visit link)

Original Name of Structure (during fair): Gare do Oriente Current Name of Structure: Gare do Oriente Architect/Designer: Santiago Calatrava Fair Name: Expo 98 Location: Lisboa, Portugal Year of Fair: 1998 Theme of Fair: Oceanos Website Proof: [Web Link] Website Reference: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
To help give a different perspective and to better the waymark for future visitors please tell us about your visit and upload a favorite photograph you took of the waymark. Although visiting this waymark in person is the only thing required of you to receive credit for your visit, taking the time to add this information is greatly appreciated.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   08/02/2023 PetjeOp visited it 03/24/2021 sara et gege visited it

View all visits/logs