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but 18 floors above ground). Other high-rises include Eça de
Queiroz with 18 residential floors, Hotel Costa Verde (14) and according to the urbanization plan there are 10 high-rises (with at least 11 residential floors) in the avenue area alone, not counting buildings that almost meet the cut and those in nearby streets which rely on Vasco da Gama for transportation, such as Nova Póvoa tower, the tallest building of Póvoa de Varzim (accounted to have 28 residential floors and 30 floors above ground). The avenue is considered too cramped for the buildings it serves.
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buildings already existed in the south side from the waterfront to the bullring and by Gomes de Amorim street and the avenue got its modern shape. The high-rise urbanization of Vasco da Gama took place in the early 1980s and it was completely urbanized by 1986, excepting for a small north side area, near the current Touro square, as it was the location where itinerant circus were placed.
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Vasco da Gama avenue is a small avenue but holds several high-rise buildings. Floor counting is not universal, as the first floor is counted as R/C and some buildings have a non-residential attic often relegated from floor-counting. Some of its high-rises include
Cristal Mar (16 residential floors,
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In 1950, an underdeveloped and serpent-shaped street already existed in the area of the avenue and in much of its extension coincided with modern
Avenida Vasco da Gama. In 1975, modern Vasco da Gama was already built and was planned to be the new city entry, with venues in the north side and
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was built in 1929 and the club exists since 1915. Gomes de Amorim stadium was later demolished and in its place the Póvoa de Varzim swimming pool complex and Tennis court were built. The
Bullring opened in 1949.
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intersection. Cristal Mar (1992) and São Pedro (2002) towers.
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141:Due to planned relocation of some sports venues to
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588:Junqueira
472:City Hall
335:Geography
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