EXPO2000 ::The Lisbon World Exposition 1998::

Official title: Exposicao mundial de Lisboa, Expo '98

Venue: Olivais Centre on the banks of the Tagus in the city’s north-east

Surface area: 65 hectares

Occasion: 500th anniversary of the discovery of India by Vasco da Gama

Theme: The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future

Objective: Foundation of a European Maritime Agency
Adoption of an international agreement on the utilisation and protection of the world’s oceans

Symbols: Vasco da Gama tower, aquarium

Organisation: Parque Expo 98 S.A. state-owned planning company

Exhibition supervisor: Antonio Mega Ferreira

Site planning: Manuel Salgado

Urban development: Extension of the suburban railway network and construction of the eastern railway station, development plan for the new Olivais city district

Duration: May 22nd -September 30th, 1998 (132 days)

Opening: May 21st 1998, by the Portuguese President Jorge Sampan

Participants: 155 nations

Anticipated attendance: 15 million

Actual attendance: 8 million

Entrance fee: 5,000 escudos (= DM 50)

Cost: 3.7 billion deutschmarks

Year: 1998	City: Lisbon	Country: Portugal
Duration: 22nd May - 30th September 1998