Vasco da Gama Tower BABYLON 360º

This guide to the Vasco da Gama Tower in Lisbon traces how the whole building was conceived as a monument to the explorer, not a statue but a concrete-and-steel caravel, with the observation deck built to double as its crow's nest. It covers the 1998 World's Fair that commissioned the tower, architects Leonor Janeiro and Nick Jacobs, and the river and namesake bridge visible from the top. Look out toward the Atlantic before you head back down.