Vasco da Gama Tower

The Vasco da Gama Tower is a 145 meter high observation tower in steel framed structure in Lisbon, Portugal with an attached hotel construction. It is the tallest building in Portugal (as of 2013).

History

The tower was built in 1998 for the World Exhibition Expo 98 by the company Profabril and SOM architect was Leonor Janeiro, structural engineer Nuno Costa. True to the motto of the Expo 98 ( " The Oceans: A Heritage for the Future ") is intended as a monument to remember the sailor Vasco da Gama and express the solidarity of the Portuguese with the sea of ​​Tower: The base extends like a ship in the Tagus inside, the steel structure represents the sail of a caravel, the tower body ( with the view restaurant) is like a mast with lookout.

The tower should be economically used after the Expo, for example by use as office and commercial premises, though, there were too few tenant. For individual events, the tower was still in use, such as 2001 for the world premiere of the Mini. Both the observation deck and the restaurant were closed in October 2004.

2006, the tower was climbed by Alain Robert, a French free climber. During the action, it was however a marketing campaign of a Portuguese mobile phone company.

According to the plans of the Portuguese architect Nuno Leonidas of Vasco da Gama Tower should then be re- opened and converted into a luxury hotel with 178 rooms in 20 floors. The conversion to began in October 2007. The hotel was originally the name Sana Torre Vasco da Gama Royal Hotel for operated by the Portuguese hotel group Sana hotels. Observation deck and restaurant are then carried out by three panoramic elevators.

On November 6, 2012, the house was opened as a hotel Myriad SANA hotel chain as planned. , In the presence of President Cavaco Silva and Mayor António Costa The hotel has since been advertised as a luxury hotel.