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Vasco da Gama tower

The Vasco da Gama Tower is a 160-metre lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of , the municipality of , in .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Vasco da Gama Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include MEO Arena and Lisbon Oceanarium.

Stadium
Photo: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a multi-purpose indoor arena in , Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe and the largest in Portugal with a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98. is situated 730 metres south of Vasco da Gama tower.

Public aquarium
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an oceanarium in , . It is located in the , which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98. It is one of the largest indoor aquariums in Europe and approximately 1 million people visit each year. is situated 1¼ km south of Vasco da Gama tower.

Shopping center
Photo: islandjoe, CC BY 2.0.
is a in , named for Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. The mall known for its unique architecture, extensive retail options, and integration with public transportation. is situated 1 km southwest of Vasco da Gama tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parque das Nações and Portela.

Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district in , . The "Park of the Nations" was built from scratch for Expo '98 in the northeastern end of Lisbon. After the Expo, many of the impressive constructions and decorations were kept, while new residential…

Village
is a former civil parish in the municipality of Loures, , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Moscavide e .

Village
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is a freguesia and traditional quarter of , the capital of . It is situated in the eastern part of the city, bordered by to the east, and to the south, and and to the west.

Vasco da Gama tower

Latitude
38.77474° or 38° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
-9.09129° or 9° 5′ 29″ west
Elevation
-6 metres (-20 feet)
Inception
1998
Height
145 metres (476 feet)
Open location code
8CCGQWF5+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1387098203
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6946733
Wiki­data ID
Q1756313
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Vasco da Gama tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج فاسكو دا غاما”
  • Armenian: “Վասկո դա Գամա աշտարակ”
  • Basque: “Vasco da Gama dorrea”
  • Bengali: “ভাস্কো দা গামা টাওয়ার”
  • Catalan: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • Chinese: “达·伽马塔”
  • Chinese: “達·伽馬塔”
  • Dutch: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • Dutch: “Vasco da Gama-toren”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج فاسكو دا جاما”
  • French: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • French: “tour Vasco de Gama”
  • French: “Tour Vasco de Gama”
  • Galician: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • German: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • German: “Vasco da Gama Turm”
  • German: “Vasco-da-Gama-Turm”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Vasco da Gama”
  • Italian: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • Korean: “바스쿠 다 가마 타워”
  • Persian: “برج واسکو دو گاما”
  • Polish: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • Polish: “Vasco da Gama Tower”
  • Polish: “Wieża Vasco da Gama”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • Russian: “Vasco da Gama Tower”
  • Russian: “Башня Васко да Гама”
  • Spanish: “Torre Vasco da Gama”
  • Turkish: “Vasco da Gama Kulesi”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vasco da Gama tower”. Photo: Pedro Henrique Pinho, CC BY-SA 4.0.