List of world expositions

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List of world expositions is an annotated list of every world exposition sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), including those recognised retrospectively.

The designation "World Exposition" or "Expo" refers to a class of the largest, general scope exhibitions of 3 to 6 months' duration.

For other major international exhibitions, in addition to those endorsed by the BIE, see the comprehensive list at List of world's fairs.

Contents 1 List by date 1.1 Future Expositions 2 List by Country 3 References 4 See also

[edit] List by date

Name of Exposition	Location[1]	Theme[2] or symbol[3]	Notables	Dates	Visitors in millions[4]	Cost (USD) in millions[4]	Area (ha)[4]
The Great Exhibition	London	Industry of all Nations	The Crystal Palace	04/1851 - 10/1851	6.00	1.65	10
Paris International	Paris	Agriculture, Industry and Art	Palais d'Industrie Bordeaux Wine	05/1855 - 11/1855	5.00	2	15
International	London	Industry and Arts		05/1862 - 11/1862	6.00	2	15
Paris International	Paris	Agriculture, Industry and Arts	Champ de Mars	04/1867 - 11/1867	15.00	4.5	69
Austrian International	Vienna	Culture and Education	Rotunde	05/1873 - 10/1873	7.25	9.5	233
Centennial Exposition	Philadelphia	American Independence	Centennial Arboretum Telephone Heinz Katsup	05/1876 - 11/1876	10.00	8	115
Paris International	Paris	Agriculture, Arts and Industry	Statue of Liberty Telephone Braille	05/1878 -11/1878	16.00	11	75
Melbourne International	Melbourne	Arts, Manufacture, Agriculture and Industry	Carlton Gardens	10/1880 - 04/1881	1.30	1.6	25
Barcelona International	Barcelona			04/1888 - 12/1888	2.30	1.7	47
Paris International	Paris	French Revolution	Eiffel Tower Annie Oakley	05/1889 - 10/1889	32.00	0.3	96
World's Columbian	Chicago	Discovery of America	Midway Plaisance Fine Arts Building Fluorescent lamp Ferris wheel	05/1893 - 10/1893	27.50	27	290
Brussels International	Brussels	Automobiles		05/1897 - 11/1897	7.80		132
Paris International	Paris	Evaluation of a Century	Motion Pictures Escalator Summer Olympics	04/1900 - 11/1900	50.80	18.75	120
Louisiana Purchase	St. Louis	Louisiana Purchase	Forest Park Palace of Fine Art Vulcan statue Summer Olympics	04/1904 - 12/1904	19.50	31.5	500
Liège International	Liège	Belgium Independence		04/1905 - 11/1905	7.00	2.9	70
Milan International	Milan	Transport	Electric Tramways	04/1906 - 11/1906	10.00	2.6	100
Brussels International	Brussels	Industries		04/1910 - 11/1910	13.00	3.5	90
Ghent International	Ghent			04/1913 - 11/1913	9.50	3.3	130
Panama-Pacific	San Francisco	Inauguration of the Panama Canal	Palace of Fine Arts Exploratorium	02/1915 - 12/1915	19.00	25.8	254
Spanish-American Exhibition	Seville	Spanish-American Exhibition	Plaza de España	05/1929 - 01/1930		25	118
Century of Progress	Chicago	A Century of Progress	Sky Ride Graf Zeppelin Homes of Tomorrow	05/1933 - 11/1933	22.00	42.9	170
Brussels International	Brussels	Transports, Colonisation		04/1935 - 11/1935	20.00	197 BEF	152
Paris International	Paris	Arts and Technology in modern life	Arc de Triomphe	05/1937 - 11/1937	31.00	1,400 FRF	105
New York World's Fair	New York City	The World of Tomorrow	Flushing Park Bell Labs' Voder Magna Carta Sci-fi Convention	04/1939 - 10/1940	45.00[5]	155[6]	500
Port-au-Prince International	Port-au-Prince	Foundation of Port-au-Prince		12/1949 - 06/1950			30
Brussels World's Fair	Brussels	A more human world	Heysel Atomium	07/1958 - 09/1958	41.00	2,500 BEF	200
Century 21 Exposition	Seattle	Man in the Space Age	Seattle Center Space Needle Seattle Monorail	04/1962 - 10/1962	9.60[7]	47[7]	30
New York World's Fair	New York City	"Peace through Understanding"	Michelangelo's Pietà "it's a small world" Carousel of Progress Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln	04/22/1964 - 10/17/1965	51.00	500	1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq km)
Expo '67	Montreal	Man and His World Land	Montreal Metro Habitat '67 Montreal Biosphère	04/1967 - 10/1967	50.00	431 CAD
HemisFair '68	San Antonio	Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas	Tower of the Americas Institute of Texan Cultures HemisFair Arena	04/1968 - 10/1968	6.40[8]	156[8]	93 acres[8]
Expo '70	Osaka	Progress and Harmony for Mankind	Tower of the Sun Moon rock Electric Cars[9]	03/1970 - 09/1970	64.00	30 Profit[9]	815 acres[9]
Expo '74	Spokane	Tomorrow's Fresh New Environment	IMAX[10]	05/1974 - 11/1974	4.80	78.4	41[10]
1982 World's Fair	Knoxville	Energy Turns the World	Sunsphere	05/1982 - 10/1982	11.00	42[11]	30[11]
1984 World's Fair	New Orleans	The worlds of Rivers	Convention Center	05/1984 - 11/1984	7.30	350	84 acres[12]
1985 World's Fair	Tsukuba	Dwellings and Surroundings - Science and Technology for Man at Home		03/1985 - 09/1985	20.3		acres[13]
Expo '86	Vancouver	Transportation and Communication	Science World Skytrain BC Place	05/1986 - 10/1986	22.00	311 CAD	70
Expo '88	Brisbane	Leisure in the Age of Technology		04/1988 - 10/1988	18.00	625 AUD
Expo '92	Seville	Space Age		04/1992 - 10/1992	41.80		215
Expo '98	Lisbon	The Oceans: A Heritage for the Future		05/1998 - 09/1998	11.00		70
Expo 2000	Hanover	Humankind, Nature, Technology	Hannover Principles	06/2000 - 10/2000	18.00	10.2 DEM	160
Expo 2005	Aichi	Nature's Wisdom	My Neighbor Totoro ASIMO	03/2005 - 09/2005	22.00		173

[edit] Future Expositions

Date[1]	Location[1]	Name of Exposition	Theme[2] or symbol[3]
2008	Zaragoza	Expo 2008	Water and Sustainable development
2010	Shanghai	Expo 2010	Better City, Better Life

[edit] List by Country

Country	City	Name of Exposition	Attending Countries	Duration (Days)[14]
Australia	Melbourne Brisbane	Melbourne International Expo '88	33 36	1800
Austria	Vienna	Austrian International	35	725
Belgium	Brussels Ghent Liège	Brussels International Brussels International Brussels International Brussels World's Fair Ghent International Liège International	27 30 42 26 31	2000 4150
Canada	Montreal Vancouver	Expo 67 Expo 86	62 54	5031 1500
France	Paris	Paris International Paris International Paris International Paris International Paris International Paris International	25 42 36 35 58 44	450 933 1616 2512 5000 870
Germany	Hanover	Expo 2000	155	2000
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Port-au-Prince International	33
Italy	Milan	Milan International	25
Japan	Aichi Tsukuba Osaka	Expo 2005 Expo '85 Expo '70	121 111 75	1500 6500
Portugal	Lisbon	Expo '98	146	1000
Spain	Barcelona Seville	Barcelona International Spanish-American Exhibition Seville Expo '92	30 54	4100
United Kingdom	London	The Great Exhibition International	25 39	140 621
United States	Chicago Knoxville New Orleans New York City Philadelphia San Antonio San Francisco Seattle Spokane St. Louis	World's Columbian Century of Progress 1982 World's Fair 1984 World's fair New York World's Fair Centennial Exposition HemisFair '68 Panama-Pacific Century 21 Exposition Expo '74 Louisiana Purchase	19 21 16 26 60 35 23 32 11[10] 62	2700 2254 1112 1100 4500 800 1883 964 519 1969

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} list of International Exhibitions. International Exhibitions Bureau. Retrieved on July 14, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} ExpoMuseum. Retrieved on July 16, 2006.
3. ^ ^{a b} Symbols. International Exhibitions Bureau. Retrieved on July 16, 2006.
4. ^ ^{a b c} BIE homepage. International Exhibitions Bureau. Retrieved on July 19, 2006.
5. ^ Statistics of previous World Expositions. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.
6. ^ NY 1939 facts. Retrieved on July 18, 2006.
7. ^ ^{a b} Seattlea facts. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.
8. ^ ^{a b c} San Antonio facts. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.
9. ^ ^{a b c} Osaka facts. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.
10. ^ ^{a b c} Spokane facts. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.
11. ^ ^{a b} Knoxville facts. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.
12. ^ New Orleans facts. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.
13. ^ Tsukuba facts. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
14. ^ Statistics. Retrieved on August 22, 2006.

[edit] See also

• List of world's fairs
• Colonial exhibition
• Human zoo