Hotel da Torre Vasco da Gama

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Frank commented...

A picture of the tower as it was, nice already. I don't know if this is an improvement.

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Andre commented...

The correct name is:

Hotel da Torre Vasco da Gama

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Maarten commented...

looks really nice! I've added it here

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Santiago commented...

Thanks for some portuguese projects. Marteen, look for the chancellery of new university in Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), i tried to add the project but i didn't find enough information.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=55333269#post55333269

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Lisbon’s Vasco da Gama Tower is being turned into a Dubai-like landmark. It was built as a viewing tower for the World Expo that took place in the city in 1998 but is now becoming a luxury hotel. When it was first being planned there was a rather nouveau riche idea of it being marketed as a 6-star service much like Dubai’s famous Burj Al Arab which it somewhat resembles, but the group behind it seems to have settled for a “traditional” 5-star rating. That group is Sana, and the hotel will be called Sana Torre Vasco da Gama Royal Hotel, opening in 2010 with 178 rooms (10 of them being suites) on 20 floors. The original observation deck will be maintained, and it will continue to offer a panoramic restaurant. Its base is being rebuilt and at the moment we can already see some of the floors going up. The final design is pictured on the right and was created by Portuguese architect Nuno Leónidas. It looks a little less like a sailing ship as it was originally projected, and will be a “green hotel” making as much use of natural lighting and natural materials as possible.

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