Oriente is a station on the Red Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located in Lisbon, between the Cabo Ruivo and Moscavide stations. The station is a part of the Gare do Oriente, one of the main transport hubs of the city, serving the North, Sintra, and Azambuja Lines and also several bus lines.[2]
History
The station opened on 19 May 1998 in conjunction with the Alameda, Olaias, Bela Vista and Chelas stations, with the original construction of the Red Line, connection central Lisbon to the new zone occupied by the EXPO'98.[2]
Art and architecture
The station architect was Sanchez Jorge.[3] Eleven artworks from international artists from five continents are installed throughout the station, with each artwork reflecting the ocean theme of EXPO'98.[3] Artworks are by Argentine artist Antonio Seguí, Australian painter Arthur Boyd, Icelandic artist Erró, Austrian artist Hundertwasser, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, Portuguese artist Joaquim Rodrigo, Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté, Irish artist Sean Scully, Indian painter Raza, Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki and Polish sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz.[3]
Connections
Urban buses
Carris
208Cais do Sodré ⇄ Estação Oriente (Interface) (morning service)
^ ab"Oriente". Diagrama e Mapa da Rede. Metropolitano de Lisboa. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ abc"Oriente". Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024. Architecture Sanchez Jorge ... art António Ségui ... Artur Boyd ... Errö ... Hundertwasser ... Yayoi Kusama ... Joaquim Rodrigo ... Abdoulaye Konaté ... Sean Scully ... Raza ... Zao Wou Ki ... Magdalena Abakanowicz
^Seara.com. "Carris". www.carris.pt. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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