Brussels International Exposition (1935)

EXPO Brussels 1935
Palais des Expositions built for the exhibition (2008)
Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Category	First category General Exposition
Name	Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles
Building	Palais des Expositions
Area	150 hectares (370 acres)
Visitors	20,000,000
Organized by	Joseph van Neck
Participant(s)
Countries	24
Location
Country	Belgium
City	Brussels
Venue	Heysel Park
Coordinates	50°53′50″N 04°20′21″E / 50.89722°N 4.33917°E / 50.89722; 4.33917
Timeline
Opening	April 27, 1935 (1935-04-27)
Closure	November 25, 1935 (1935-11-25)
Universal expositions
Previous	Century of Progress in Chicago
Next	Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris
Specialized Expositions
Next	ILIS 1936 in Stockholm

The Brussels International Exposition of 1935 (French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale Bruxelles de 1935) a Universal exhibition held in Heysel, near Brussels in Belgium, between 27 April and 6 November 1935.

History

Officially sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions, twenty-five countries officially participated and a further five were unofficially represented. The theme was colonization, on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Congo Free State.

The fair attracted some twenty million visitors. Belgian architect Joseph van Neck was the principal architect of the fair and of the Art Deco Palais des Expositions (also known as the Grand Palais), with its interior concrete parabolic arches, and four heroic bronze statues on piers.

Among many other contributors, Le Corbusier designed part of the French exhibit; the Belgian modernist architect, Victor Bourgeois, designed the Grand Palace, the Leopold II Restaurant and the Soprocol Pavilion. The Belgian art exposition prominently displayed the work of contemporary Belgian artists, including Paul Delvaux, René Magritte and Louis Van Lint, boosting their careers.

The Palais des Expositions, and at least three other of the 1935 structures, were re-used for Expo '58 which was held at the same site in 1958.

Gallery

The main entrance
The Palais des Expositions
General view
"Catholic life" pavillon

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Expo 1935.

BIE description (PDF) (French)
BIE 3D simulation of 3 pavilions

List of world's fairs and expositions in Belgium

Exposition Universelle d'Anvers (1885)
Grand Concours International des Sciences et de l'Industrie (1888)
Exposition Internationale d'Anvers (1894)
Brussels International (1897)
Liège International (1905)
Brussels International (1910)
Exposition universelle et internationale (Ghent, 1913)
Exposition internationale coloniale, maritime et d'art flamand (Antwerp, 1930)
Exposition of 1930 (Liège)
Brussels International Exposition (Brussels, 1935)
Exposition internationale de l'eau (Liège, 1939)
Foire coloniale (Brussels, 1948)
Expo '58 (Brussels)

List of world expositions

Retrospectively recognized expositions

BIE recognized Universal Expositions

BIE recognized Specialized Expositions

BIE recognized horticultural exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

Asia	Nanyang 1910 Hangzhou 1929 Nagoya 1937 Shenyang 2006

Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–14 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–40

Europe	London 1756 Dublin 1853 Manchester 1857 Porto 1865 London 1871–74 Vienna 1873 Amsterdam 1883 Liverpool 1886 London 1886 Copenhagen 1888 Glasgow 1888 Frankfurt 1891 Prague 1891 Lyon 1894 Oporto 1894 Berlin 1896 Glasgow 1901 Cork 1902 Hanoi 1902 London 1905 London 1906 Marseille 1906 Dublin 1907 London 1908 Zaragoza 1908 London 1910 Dresden 1911 London 1911 London 1912 Lyon 1914 Cologne 1914 London 1914 Kristiania 1914 Malmö 1914 Semarang 1914 London 1921 Marseille 1922 British Empire Exhibition (1924–25) Antwerp 1930 Stockholm 1930 Paris 1931 Porto 1934 Glasgow 1938

North America	New York City 1826–1897 Bryant Park, New York City 1853 Atlanta 1881 Louisville 1883–87 New Orleans 1884 Atlanta 1887 San Francisco 1894 Atlanta 1895 Nashville 1897 Omaha 1898 Buffalo 1901 Charleston 1901–02 Portland, Oregon 1905 Jamestown 1907 Seattle 1909 Knoxville 1913 San Diego 1915–17 Bronx 1918 Philadelphia 1926 San Diego 1935–36 Dallas 1936 Cleveland 1936–37 Dallas 1937 San Francisco 1939–40 New York City 1964–65

South America	Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

Authority control	VIAF: 149810375 GND: 3031599-2 SUDOC: 140189424 BNF: cb121957954 (data)

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Brussels International Exposition (1935)

History

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