modern Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal

Contrasting the city center, Lisbon has ultra modern neighborhoods as well.  Venture off to the Parque das Nações and see the area that was built to get ready for the 1998 World Fair.  This particular residential building in the background, facing the Tagus River, was built after the fair.  There are actually two, one standing next to the other, and they are called Torre São Gabriel and Torre São Rafael.

Tagus River Promenade

Lisbon, Portugal

Enjoy a wonderful stroll in the Parque das Nações neighborhood on this walkway along the Tagus River.

Parque das Nações

Lisbon, Portugal

This neighborhood, Parque das Nações, created in the 1990s for the 1998 World's Fair, is full of modern buildings like this one, Vasco da Gama shopping mall.

Vasco da Gama

Lisbon, Portugal

This modern area of Lisbon was built for the World's Fair held in 1998, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery by Vasco da Gama of the sea route from Europe to India.  The bridge in the background, named after this explorer, is the longest bridge in Europe.