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1884 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – World Cotton Centennial [13] 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria [30] – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed. 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition [30]
1982 World's Fair: United States: Knoxville: Specialised Expo Energy Turns the World: Sunsphere: 11.00 42 [13] 30 [13] 16 05/1984 – 11/1984 1984 World's Fair: United States: New Orleans: Specialised Expo The World of Rivers– Fresh Water as a source of life: Convention Center: 7.35 350 33.99 [14] 15 03/1985 – 09/1985 Expo 85 (Tsukuba ...
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held ), was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs ...
The unbuilt Centennial Tower, a 1,000-foot-tall (300 m) tower conceived in 1874 by engineers Clarke and Reeves. The formal name of the exposition was the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, but the official theme was the celebration of the United States centennial.
The International Exhibition Building, Sydney. 1879. A site of 35 acres (14 ha) on the high ground of the Inner Domain along Macquarie Street was chosen for the exhibition. James Johnstone Barnet designed a massive building called the Garden Palace. The nave of the building measured 800 x 60 feet and the transept ran for 500 feet.
World's fair. A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. [1] These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months.
Official name. Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. Details. Dates. June 1, 1905 to October 14, 1905. Location. Portland, Oregon, USA. Coordinates. 45°32′16″N 122°42′26″W.
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1492. [1] The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage that ...