Vasco da Gama Tower Vasco da Gama Tower The Vasco da Gama Tower (, ) is a lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal. Built on the north bank of the Tagus river, it is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (the first European to arrive in India by sail, in 1498). The tower was built in 1998 for the Expo '98 World's Fair. At the base of the tower was a three-story building that served as the European Union Pavilion during the Expo. While they were open, the tower was
Vasco da Gama (crater) and just to its southwest is Vasco da Gama T. Near the northeastern rim is Vasco da Gama B. There is a low central massif near the midpoint of the interior. The interior floor of satellite crater Vasco da Gama R contains a system of rilles designated the Rimae Vasco da Gama. By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama (crater) Vasco da Gama is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the