Expo '98

1998 Lisbon
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Overview
BIE-classSpecialized exposition
CategoryInternational specialized exposition
NameExposição Internacional de Lisboa de 1998
Building(s)Torre Vasco da Gama
Area50 hectares (120 acres)
Visitors10,128,204
Participant(s)
Countries143
Location
CountryPortugal
CityLisbon
VenueParque Expo
Timeline
Awarded1992
Opening22 May 1998 (1998-05-22)
Closure30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)
Specialized expositions
PreviousExpo '93 in Daejeon
NextExpo 2008 in Zaragoza
Universal expositions
PreviousExpo '92 in Seville
NextExpo 2000 in Hanover
Horticultural expositions
PreviousExpo '93 in Stuttgart
NextExpo '99 in Kunming

Expo '98 (1998 Lisbon Specialised Expo) was an official specialised World's Fair held in Lisbon, Portugal from Friday, 22 May to Wednesday, 30 September 1998.[1] The theme of the fair was "The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future", chosen in part to commemorate 500 years of Portuguese discoveries. The Expo received over 10 million visitors[2] in 132 days, while 143 countries and many organizations were represented.[3]

  1. ^ Pelle, Kimberley D (2008). "Lisbon 1998". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
  2. ^ Pelle, Kimberley D (2008). "Appendix B:Fair statistics". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
  3. ^ "1998 Lisbon". bie-paris.org. Retrieved 29 April 2023.