1998 Lisbon World Exposition Expo 98 was an official specialised World s Fair held in Lisbon Portugal from May 22 to Sept 30


1998 Lisbon World Exposition Expo 98 was an official specialised World s Fair held in Lisbon Portugal from May 22 to September 30 1998 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 around 11 million visitors in 132 days 155 countries and organizations were represented Expo 98 closed its doors on September 30 1998 The site remained closed until February 1999 when it reopened as Parque das Na es Park of the Nations a free access park keeping the gardens Oceanarium Europe s then largest aquarium observation tower funicular and the Virtual Reality pavilion


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