Expo '98

1998 Lisbon
1998 Lisbon
	The Expo '98 logo
Overview
BIE-class	Specialized exposition
Category	International specialized exposition
Name	Exposição Internacional de Lisboa de 1998
Building(s)	Torre Vasco da Gama
Area	50 hectares (120 acres)
Visitors	10,128,204
Participant(s)
Countries	143
Location
Country	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Venue	Parque Expo
Timeline
Awarded	1992
Opening	22 May 1998
Closure	30 September 1998
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo '93 in Daejeon
Next	Expo 2008 in Zaragoza
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo '92 in Seville
Next	Expo 2000 in Hanover
Horticultural expositions
Previous	Expo '93 in Stuttgart
Next	Expo '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]

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "1998 Lisbon". bie-paris.org. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[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.

[:0-3] "1998 Lisbon". bie-paris.org. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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