The Belém Cultural Centre

The Belém Cultural Centre
The Belém Cultural Centre, also known as CCB, affords three functions, a congress centre, a concert hall complex and an exhibition centre. The building also has several shops, a restaurant and two bars. The concert hall complex has three halls that are equipped to house different kinds of shows, from ballet to cinema. The exhibition centre houses the Berardo?s Foundation modern and contemporary art collection (Fundação de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea - Museu colecção Berardo) since 2007. The temporary exhibitions vary what they have on show, from sculptures, to architecture, to design, photography and installations.

Praça dos Restauradores View of the Alfama neighborhood and the Castelo de São Jorge (Castle) Largo de Camões or Praça de Luis de Camões View of Ponte 25 de Abril (Bridge) and of Christ the Redeemer Rua do Carmo View of Lisbon Avenida Brasília Praça de D. Pedro IV or Praça do Rossio View over several city landmarks Rio Tejo (Tagus River) Arco do Triunfo View over Tagus River, Triumphal Arch and Rua Áurea. Elevador de Santa Justa (Lift) Praça do Comércio, Arco do Triunfo and statue of D. José I Parque das Nações Christmas decorations on the Praça do Comércio Views from the Castelo de São Jorge The Belém Cultural Centre Elevador da Glória Casa Brasileira Chafariz da Praça do Rossio Rio Tejo, sailing boats and the Ponte 25 de Abril Beaches near Lisbon Palácio Nacional de Sintra Elevador de Santa Justa Rua Augusta Parque Eduardo VII with view towards the Tagus River Patéis de Nata at the famous café, Pastéis de Belém Lisbon Oceanarium The Global Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) Devil-fish (Mobula mobular) Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Striped catshark (Poroderma africanum) The feeling is amazing? One can almost touch them Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) The Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) Tealia Anemone (Urticina lofotensis) Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevvy) White Tiger (Panthera tigris) Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) The rest of the Persian Leopard Pygmy Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelli) Seal Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps robustus) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber rube)