Cable road in Park Nations Lisbon. Park Nations (Parque Das Nações)
Contemporary built in the area railroad station "Orient." The building is also located metro station and bus station. This is a way out & quotorient & quot.
Oriental train Station - Draft famous Spanish architect Santiago Kalatrava, connecting Lisbon with the rest of Europe.
Park of Nations is a dynamic, lively place, which is one of the main attractions of modern Lisbon. Residents of the city come here to relax, have fun, walk, play sports and make purchases. This is the transition from the station to a large shopping center & quota da Gama & quot
Hotel & Quot Tivoli Oriente & Quot - & Questives East & Quot
Very beautiful shopping center. The water flows from above on a glass roof.
We go to the park zone and the Tejo River.
This is the entrance to the shopping center from the river.
Here on such a train you can ride the territory
Fun sculpture
From the oceanarium to the Tower of Vasco da Gama, you can drive onto the funicular. Length line 1 km.
We go through the alane to the oceanarium.
On the oceanarium of Lisbon, the largest in Europe, here I placed a separate gallery. Take a very good oceanarium.
Lawns around the oceanarium.
Now pictures through the glass cabin cabin, so the quality depends on the purity of the glasses :) This is an oceanarium from above.
Round Building - Pavilion & Quotat Protection & Quot
Exhibition Pavilions
View of the tower and bridge & quota da Gama & quot. The bridge is a grandiose, affecting its scope and shapes, the pride of Lisbon.
At the moment it is the most long bridge In Europe, its overall length is 17,185 km. The bridge was opened for traffic on March 29, 1998, 18 months after the start of construction. The bridge consists of five objects: Northern Viaduct, Viaduk Expo, the main bridge, Central Viaduct and South Viaduct. Each of these objects was built using special technologies. The main bridge is vatets Most 829 meters long, the height of the pylons of which reaches 150 m.
Built in the continuation of the main bridge Central Viaduct, having a length of 6631m, is the longest of all objects. Seventy-five spans on the 80m forming its bridge canvas were made directly at the construction site. Based on the stands, prefabricated blocks were combined at eight in order to form a prestressed beam with a length of 78 meters and weighing 2,000 tons. Such a complex was installed on the barge, which performed the double function of transportation and lifting. This method allowed to make and install one span every two days.
Six road strips are located on the bridge, more than 50 thousand cars pass on it every day. The author of the project was Michel V., his main task was to build a bridge that could withstand all earthquakes that in Portugal are not uncommon.
The Tower "Vasco da Gama" with a height of 140 m with a panoramic restaurant, from where they say, offers a delightful view of the Park of Nations, Lisbon and the Teous River. It did not succeed, because the tower is attached to a chic hotel with the same name.
The length of the central span of the bridge hanging on metal ropes is 420 meters. Records were beaten and in the rates of construction - the bridge was built only 18 months. It took 730 thousand cubic meters of concrete, and his strength is such that he is able to withstand an earthquake four times stronger than what happened in Lisbon in 1755.
Along the waterfront of Tejo something like botanical Garden, trees have signs.
Not hot, so walking very nice.
The Nations Park opened quite recently, to the international exhibition "EXPO-98". Now it's one of the favorite places of Lisbon.
And here is the oceanarium itself, externally, he does not correspond to the rank of the largest in Europe:
Favorite place for photos of almost all coming here:
This group of sightseers looks very comfortable:
Interestingly, the form implies Panama in girls and baseball caps at the boys (though there were only two of them).
In the very oceanarium, it is impossible to shoot with a flash, so most photos because of their quality immediately went to the basket ...
Skates look very interesting from below. I personally resemble "the best in the world of ghost" from the sheet with eye slits and mouth from the stories about Karlsson:
Photo of water bodies with tropical lenternship and vegetation turned out a little better:
Looking at this cambal, I did not understand - whether she snapped into the sand slightly, or he took the color of the "background" (I read in childhood, that if the cambal is put on a chessboard, then it will also be "in the cell").
I hope that the penguin looks around not in search of food.
And for dessert (although you actually meet them at the very beginning of the route) I will present you the main paws of the aquarium - Kalanov (sometimes they are called sea beabons, although it will be more correct to say - marine otters). Of course, in the statics they greatly lose ...
The pool in which Kalans live (we saw only one), small, but very deep, because on the will they often dive to get food. Calaans eat marine hedgehogs, crabs and other crustaceans (their homeland - the Far East, Pacific Ocean, district of the Kuril and Commander Islands). And in order to split the shells of crabs and enemas, Kalans use practically a labor instrument - stone. Catching at the depths of prey, Kalan emerges on the surface, falls on his back, puts the trophy on his stomach, takes a stone in the paw and it splits the shell of a crab or hedgehog. And the stone itself Kalan does not throw away, but hides his armpit, presses to the body and dives with him again. And so again and again ...
We stayed in the oceanarium just over two hours. Perhaps this is the minimum that you need to divert.
Direct opposite the aquarium is a landing point on a cable car. One end ticket costs 3.90, with a return - 6 euros. We chose "One Way Ticket" and I think they did not lose. At that time, there were no people yet, and almost all the booths drove the empty. The trip lasts about 8 minutes, and it can be seen from above that's what:
The most central and most cumbersome facility Park: Pavilion "Atlantica":
When I sit down "from heaven" to sinful land, we went to the subway and the unusual fountain met on the way. Approximately every 2-3 minutes he will "erupt", which was very relevant in the light of the still no subsided Icelandic volcano. It looks like this process as follows:
The season of bananas will come soon:
Back we returned to the metro in the same way, I got to "Russia" and passed 2 minutes on foot to the 15th tram stop at Placa da Figueira. Despite the name "Speed", the tram goes very slowly! Actually, the reason is not here in the tram itself, but in the number of traffic lights that come across on the way. Yes, and stops, he does quite a lot and often. As a result, Belen (those who go, like we, to the monastery of Zheronimush, we must go to the same stop) we drove half an hour, if not more. We leave the tram - and here it is one of the wonders of the architecture of Lisbon and Style Manuelino - the famous monastery of the Jeronimites, he is the monastery of Zheronimos (Jeronimos).
The South Portal, also known for the fact that European leaders have photographed on his background after signing Lisbon agreements. However, Heinrich the navigator, the statue of which is located on top between the doors, looks at this vanity condescending: "You come and go, the names are your cat in oblivion, and I will always be here and they will always remember me."
About the monastery is already written so much what to do this again simply does not make sense. The only thing that remains for me is a mystery: what for sarcophagi, allegedly owned by Vasco and Gama and Kamoensh, we saw in the National Pantheon, if both are buried here?
By the way, the tomb of Kamoensh, located here, is empty. According to one of the versions, the poet was too poor, died from the plague and buried in an unknown mass burial. On the other, during the earthquake of 1755, his sarcophagus split, and the dust was carried out by the wind. As it was in fact, we, apparently, never know.
From the inside the monastery is impressive, perhaps, even more than outside. Vitious web of the arches, columns with a sophisticated embossed pattern ... All this fascinates and makes the gaze for a long time. The interior of the monastery church is perhaps the most impressive of similar, seen not only in Portugal. And again, with regret, I state that because of the ban on using the outbreak, the photo turned out very not very ...
During the restoration of 1850, the monastery was rashiren, an Western wing was attached to him, in which several museums are now. Did it add to the beauty and grace monastery? In my opinion, hardly. The building succeeded in disproportionately long, and in addition, the original Western facade is now lost next to the extension.
On the square in front of the monastery, the Square with a fountain is broken.
This topic arose such a fantasy of the game of water with a stone:
On the embankment of Tejo in front of the monastery there is a so-called monument to the discoverers - the Great Seafasters, built in 1960
The monument is stylized under Karavel, coming on all sails. Based on 33 sculptures height in 3 human growth each. The faces of all figures are carefully drawn, but there is only one real portrait similarity, at the very first is the prince enrique navigator.
Which, by the way, was not seating in the broad sense of the word: he walked only in the Mediterranean Sea, once put to Morocco. But he was very interested in Waving and understood the importance of such travel for the development of the country, founded a navigation school, having gathered the best knowledge about the ships, seas and all other intricacies of the sea science at that time. With it, Portugal began to build the most modern ships. In general, it was the prince of Enrique (and not the king, not being the eldest son of the monarch) prepared the soil for the further great maritime discoveries committed by Portuguese.
"You are all, the paladins of the green temple,
Over the cloudy sea that followed Rumb
Gonzalavo and Cook, Laperue and Ya Gama,
Dreamer and king, Genoese Columbus!
Hanon Carthaginian, Prince Senevelbius,
Syndbad-Sea - Mighty Ulysses,
About your victories will rattling in Diffiram
Gray trees, racing cape!
Let the sea might be mad and chuck
Combs of the waves rose to heaven -
None of the thunderstorms tremble
None will turn the sail.
Does these hands are given shorts
This sharp, confident look,
What is able to enemy Feluca
Suddenly throw frigate,
Label bullet, stute iron
Out of giganic whales
And notice in the night multi-star
Lighthouse Light
N.S.Gumilev, "Captains"
Inside the monument is an elevator, on which (for, it seems, 2.5 euros) can be climbed by looking platform At an altitude of about 50 m. At first, for some reason, I have been skeptical about this procedure, but as a result, it is forced to admit that it was worth it.
And this is the stylization with a map laid out from a paving slave, which marks the main routes for the famous Portuguese travelers. To understand the scale of the card, pay attention to the figures of the Moravks on it:
Here is her fragments closer (the view is already below):
and we go on, our last sight is the Belen Tower. By this time the heat has already reached its daily apogee, and we thought it was good that during the trip to Sintra had a somewhat pop.
Belenskaya Tower is one of the oldest buildings of Lisbon. It would be more correct to call her Bethlehem, since this area of \u200b\u200bthe city - Belen - received his name from Bethlehem. Why so - today it is very difficult to say, this follows only guesses and assumptions.
At the end of the 15th century, the King John II developed the defense system for the mouth of the River Tejo by building fortresses in Cascais and the carack. However, these fortresses did not provide complete protection, so for the protection of the approach to the monastery of Zheronimush in the early 16th century another fort was built in the form of a tower called in honor of the patron saint of Lisbon of St. Vincent. Along the way, it served as a lighthouse. Her creator was a military architect Francisko di Arruday, who studied the fortifications in Morocco, therefore the Arab motives are traced in the architecture of the tower, and its form resembles the minaret of the El Kutubia mosque in Marrakesh. The merit of the architect, or was the will of God, but the tower turned out to be very strong - she was withstanding the great Lisbon earthquake. Partially it was destroyed later, during the Napoleonic wars, when the French focused in Portugal, and in the middle of the 19th century it was renovated in modern form. Externally, the Belen Tower is seemingly incompatible combination of elegacity, pomp, but at the same time military severity.
Initially, the tower was standing on a small island near the coast, but over time coastline Changed so that it turned out to be practically on the shore.
Not far from the tower there is its metal layout, which is pretty deliberately in inquisitive tourists:
The Belensky Tower consists of two parts: bastion and actually 4-storey tower located on the north side of the bastion. In the bastion in special niches in the wall there are 16 cannons:
This appears the tower from the bastion:
Inside the tower turned out to be unexpectedly interesting. Despite the seeming small dimensions, it is very capacious on the inner spaces. All 5 (with bastion) floors are open to visiting, and each was something curious ones: either the original balcony, or beautiful view.
From the floor to the floor, such a narrow screw staircase leads that it is very problematic.
View of the bastion from the third floor:
From the south side of the bastion you can see a small sculpture of the head of the rhino (from the layout it was already torn off):
The story itself is interesting about how it is an exotic for Portugal Animal served as a brutal object. In 1515, from India to the court of King Manuel I delivered a living rhino, which produced a monarch just an incredible impression, so strong that he ordered the "portrait" of the rhino for Albrecht Dürer himself:
Then the king occurred to check out which of the beasts living in his overseas possessions is stronger. To do this, the rhinos released in the arena, taking it away before, and an elephant put it against him. However, the expected pleasure did not work in the fight, because the elephant, seeing the enemy, broke the wall of the Arena and ran away. As a result, the rhino and the rank of the strongest and decided to send him as a gift to the Roman dad. The rhino was immersed on the ship, who sank along with the unfortunate animals on the way ...
At this, the program of visiting Portugal was completed, but finally, we decided to go to Cascais (maybe for the inner "check mark") to view the ocean. Moreover, from Belen to Cascais to go very quickly and convenient: we passed 15 minutes (though, the heat did not contribute to the easiest of the walk, and the traditional broomstroke for Portugal has already been pretty feet) to the nearest Algez station, where the trains coming from Lisbon in Cascais. Like on the line in Sintra, the interval between trains is very small, 15 minutes, and go to Cascais from here 25 minutes. True, it had to buy new salad cards for travel (with CP abbreviation), ordinary citys for this are not suitable.
Cascaisch - a cute seaside spa town at the Portuguese Riviera, the special decoration of which is a large number of palm trees:
The city has a long history, but his genuine flourishing that continues and now began at the end of the XIX century with the Light Hands of the King Louis I, who chose Cascais as his residence and turned it into a fashionable and expensive aristocratic resort. During the 2nd World War, many European politicians, writers and actors, and later members, and later members of the royal families found here. As a result, almost the entire city is a large private property belonging to emigrants from the highest light.
In Cascais, there is a fortress - the citadel of the XIV century. But it is located one of the residences of the Minister of Defense and a small garrison, so it does not represent interest.
Cozy streets, small squares, the embankment - all this allows you to have a pleasant time and relax. If someone is lucky with the water temperature - you can swim at a small sandy urban beach.
From the city center, our path lay to the so-called "Pasta of Ada" (Boca Do Inferno), which received such a formidable name from sounds, with which the waves are broken into the cave in coastal sheer rocks.
Returning to Lisbon, we rose once again to the Santa Yushty's observation platform, where they met the last in Portugal Sunset:
Adeyush, Lyhloa! Goodbye, Portugal!
Parque das Nações) - Another popular place in Lisbon. The once former industrial zone with abandoned buildings gained a new appearance by the time the opening of the World Expo exhibition in 1998 and turned into one of the prestigious areas of Lisbon with modern architecture and wide choice Commercial, entertainment, cognitive and sports places for residents and guests of the capital of Portugal.
I will list the most interesting places in the Nations Park:
Estação do Oriente - Oriente Station. A large transport assembly is a modern railway station, - where you can get almost anywhere in the country. This is not just a "railway station as a station", and the work of architectural art in the style of Modern.
CENTRO COMERCIAL VASCO DA GAMA Commercial Center. Large shopping center near Oriente Station. Through it, you can go to nations that many are doing.
Torre Vasco Da Gama is your gama with a modern design and overview at the top.
Ponte Vasco Da Gama - Bridge Your Da Gama - The fourth in length in the world and the first in Europe.
Telecabine - Funicular, or cable carthat is extended along the Tejo River.
Its duration -1.23 kilometer. In one direction the duration of the trip is 8 minutes. Furnishing Funicular - It is this definition that will be correct, because from the height of the cable car overlooks the Temue.
Address: Passeio Das Tagides - Estação Norte, 1990-280 Lisboa
A trip to one side costs 4 euros and 6 euros there.
Pavilhão Atlântico - Pavilion Atlantic - a large concert venue for famous guests.
Oceanário de Lisboa - Lisbon's oceanarium - one of the largest in Europe
Pavilhão Do Conhecimento - Knowledge Pavilion - interesting place for kids. In this museum, everything you can touch with your hands, climb, ride, jump, try, explore how it all works ...
Casino de Lisboa - Lisbon Casino
Marina Parque Das Nações - Nations Park Harbor - Modern Harbor of large pleasure ships and for yachts. Curious buildings architecture resembles huge cruise liners.
And in conclusion to what was said - here, in the Park of Nations, however, as in other areas of Lisbon, the nightlife will be buried.
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Welcome to Lisbon-Modern!
The futuristic architecture of Eastern Lisbon is the complete opposite of the old quarters of the city. Most of them were built by architectors - innovators for Expo-98, the World Exhibition, which took place in the capital of Portugal from May to September 1998. At the end of the exhibition, a new district was named city Park NationsAnd now is one of the largest urban projects for reconstruction in Europe.
This place attracts its diversity - from architecture to attractions of cultural nature. Of course, there is something to see and with children. Therefore, one of the days of your stay in Lisbon can safely devote a trip here.
The main highlight of the district is Oceanariumrecognized as the most impressive aquarium in the world. This is a real ocean oasis, where you can get acquainted with the life of the underwater world of our planet in the atmosphere of the carefully recreated habitat of marine animals, fish and plants.
This is a place where small visitors will be able to expand their knowledge and see the living inhabitants of the ocean depths.
Site http://www.ceanario.pt/
Works without days off
The next mandatory item of the local program - Museum of Knowledgeto help "recharge the brains" with a young generation.
Scientific interactive museums For children, usually have in all major european cities (for example, in or experimentary in Amsterdam), and Lisbon is no exception. Touch your hands, to climb, check in action scientific and fantastic exhibits - what can be exciting for a young tourist!
Opening hours 10-18; Saturday, Sunday and holidays 11-19. Monday - day off.
Undoubtedly, the child's attention will attract and suspended cable car, allowing you to look at the architecture and on the River "From a bird's eye view". The trip lasts 8 minutes.
Landing in the cabin is carried out just opposite the oceanarium. Begins work at 11-00, finishes at 20-00 (in winter at 18-00).
Other attractions include water gardens, looking tower, Pier and a row of bars and restaurants outdoors overlooking one of the longest bridges in the world.
Two striking twin towers are designed to look like a giant sailboat, and are named after the two ships of Vasco da Gama, San Gabriel and San Rafael.
For those interested in shopping - here is a major shopping center Vasco da Gama (Centro Comercial Vasco Da Gama), where the entire Lisbon goes for shopping.
However, a set of stores is standard, mostly network, although there are curious local challenge marks.
Park of Nations in Lisbon - how to get
- on the subway (station Oriente)
- by train from Santa Apollonia station (Oriente station)
- From A (Square Commercial) you can take by bus number 728. Also (from different areas of the city) Shut down buses 705, 710, 719, 721, 7 50, 768, 781, 782, 785
◎ District of Nations Park in Lisbon is the place where tourists usually and local arrive for a whole day. A huge architectural complex, built to the international exhibition Expo'98, the main topic of which was "oceans, the legacy of the future." The idea of \u200b\u200bthe exhibition was born in preparation for the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the return of Vasco da Gama from the expedition to India (1498), so many structures at the exhibition are the name of this famous navigator.
◎ Nations Park in Lisbon stretched almost 5 km along the Tejo River and covers an area of \u200b\u200babout 50 hectares. After the exhibition is closed, many pavilions were dismantled or transformed into more functional buildings, many land was sold, residential buildings were erected. At the moment, about 28 thousand people live on the territory of the Park of Nations.
◎ There are many pedestrian zones with shady marks, interesting fountains, children's playgrounds between key objects of the Park, and, of course, with a huge amount of coffee shops and restaurants for every taste. Right in the center of Nations Park, on Alameda Dos Oceanos, a cozy walking area with fountains-volcanoes is located.
Below we will give a list of the most interesting structures in the Nations Park, which is worth visiting or just look at them.
Park of Nations in Lisbon - Attractions
Oriente Station (Oriente)
This is the place where you will find yourself in the first place to arrive in the Park Nations area. To be accurate, then in the event of a trip to the metro station to Oriente, you will go outside from the lower floor of the station and it will be left behind you. We recommend to turn, and maybe even walk along the station itself (although it looks better from the side). Oriente Station has already managed to become one of the attractions and the symbol of the city. And even was called the most impressive in the world (Daily Mail).
Shopping center Vasco da Gama (Centro Comercial Vasco Da Gama)
A large shopping center, which is located right in front of the Oriente Station. During Expo'98, this building served as an exhibition entrance. Already in 1999, the building was converted to a shopping center, working to this day. Left and right from shopping center The Taslets of St. Gabriel and St. Rafael twins (Torres São Gabriel and Torres São Rafael) will fall on the lower floors of which commercial and office space are located, and on the top - apartments overlooking the Park of Nations and the Teous River.
When leaving the Vasco da Gama shopping center (from the opposite side of the Oriente station) it will be difficult not to notice the left of the huge dome, resembling a flying plate. This is Altis Arena or the Atlantic Pavilion (Pavilhão Atlántico). During the exhibition, the Pavilion was the main scene where concerts and shows were held. After the closure of the exhibition, the pavilion did not lose its destination and here to this day there are many events of sports or musical themes. Large international stars coming to Lisbon give their concerts here. Until 2017, Altis Arena was called MEO Arena.
Lisbon Oceanarium (Oceanário de Lisboa)
If from Altice isna to go to the right, then you will see a bizarre building built in the artificial bay of the Temue river. This is the Lisbon Oceanarium and it is considered the best in the world. Includes two large buildings, one of which was built in 1998 and the second, connected by the transition, in 2011 on the expansion project of the oceanarium.
Vasco Da Gama Bridge (Ponte Vasco Da Gama)
Vasco da Gama Bridge is named after portuguese navigator and the discoverer. The bridge was opened before the start of the exhibition, in March 1998 and was intended to make more convenient access of residents from the southern regions to the exhibition. The construction of the bridge cost more than 1 billion US dollars. This is the longest bridge in Europe with a length of 17.3 km.
Tower of Vasco Da Gama (Torre Vasco Da Gama)
A hollow-tower 145 m is one of the business cards of the Nations Park in Lisbon. In 2012, the San Hotels network luxury hotel was attached to the tower.
