Vasco da Gama Tower & Myriad Hotel II
Designed by the architects Leonor Janeiro, Nick Jacobs and SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill), the Vasco da Gama Tower, with its 145m high, is the tallest skyscraper in Portugal. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to arrive in India by sail in 1498.
The tower was built in 1998 for the Expo '98 World's Fair (to commemorate the 500 anniversary of the discovery of the sea route from Europe to India). The steel structure, representing the sail of a caravel, was assembled by engineering company Martifer. The tower had an observation deck and a restaurant on top and remained opened until its closure in 2004.
The Myriad by SANA Hotels was designed by the architect Nuno Leónidas and was opened in 2012.
SANA Hotels is developing a project for the 360° panoramic space on top of the tower, which will reopen soon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_Tower
www.myriad.pt (website in English and 5 other languages)
Vasco da Gama Tower & Myriad Hotel II
Designed by the architects Leonor Janeiro, Nick Jacobs and SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill), the Vasco da Gama Tower, with its 145m high, is the tallest skyscraper in Portugal. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to arrive in India by sail in 1498.
The tower was built in 1998 for the Expo '98 World's Fair (to commemorate the 500 anniversary of the discovery of the sea route from Europe to India). The steel structure, representing the sail of a caravel, was assembled by engineering company Martifer. The tower had an observation deck and a restaurant on top and remained opened until its closure in 2004.
The Myriad by SANA Hotels was designed by the architect Nuno Leónidas and was opened in 2012.
SANA Hotels is developing a project for the 360° panoramic space on top of the tower, which will reopen soon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_Tower
www.myriad.pt (website in English and 5 other languages)