World's Fair
A world's fair is a large exhibition of industry and culture. They are also called expositions or expos. This type of exhibition occurs since the middle of the 19th century. The Bureau of International Expositions officially takes care of them. The "Bureau of International Expositions" is usually abbreviated BIE, from the organization's name in French: Bureau International des Expositions.
List of official world expositions (BIE):
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- International Exhibition Brussels par Privat-Livemont.jpg
Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897
Interior of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, in 1851
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The Yerkes great refractor telescope mounted at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago
- Ice Follies at 1962 Worlds Fair 02.jpg
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1992 Expo in Seville, Spain
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Expo tower for the Osaka 1970 World Expo in Japan
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St. Louis 1904 World's Fair Boer War program. Battle recreations took 2–3 hours and included several Generals and 600 veteran soldiers from both sides of the war. At the conclusion of the show, the Boer General Christiaan de Wet would escape on horseback by leaping from a height of 35 feet (11 m) into a pool of water.
- Expo 2000 Hannover, Platz der Weltausstellung, gesehen vom Balkon vom Mäntelhaus Kaiser an der Kreuzung der Karmarschstraße mit der Osterstraße.jpg
Expo 2000 brickwork, for the World Expo in Hannover, Germany, in 2000
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Panoramic view of Expo 2012 Yeosu, in South Korea
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The Royal Pavilion of Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006, in Chiang Mai, Thailand