Oceanário de Lisboa
Aquarium in an artificial lagoon, its vast central tank representing all the world's oceans as one.
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This guide to the Oceanário de Lisboa traces the 1998 World's Fair held here in Lisbon to mark five centuries since Vasco da Gama's voyages, and the question a design committee posed: what if the world's oceans are really just one? It follows architect Peter Chermayeff, known for turning aquariums into theater, and his brief to build something that dissolves ocean borders. Listen for how the central tank and its four surrounding habitats carry out that idea in the water in front of you.
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