Explore the 25 April Bridge, one of the world’s architectural and engineering marvels. Lisbon’s latest tourist and cultural attraction, the Pillar 7 Experience, promises to show the bridge as you've never seen it before. The experience takes you on a journey through the construction of this national treasure, before finishing off with an lift ride up to a height of 80 metres. Here, take in a stunning panoramic view of the city, particularly of the Belém area and the Tagus River.

Just stop and think for a minute about the sheer scale of the structure as you explore the area around the Pillar 7, and delve into some of the more interesting facts concerning the construction of the bridge. A suspended stairway takes you to another room where a set of overhead and underfoot mirrors lets you to see deep into the core of Pillar 7.

A quite incredible view of the riverside unfolds as you move along the walkway to the much-anticipated highpoint of the visit. The viewpoint, at the same level as the roadway carried by the bridge, is one of the project’s main attractions and the views certainly don’t disappoint. Areas that have been inaccessible until now, such as the top of the pillars, can now be visited by means of a virtual reality tour if the add-on is purchased.