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Court of Honor and Grand Basin of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
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 .
List by date
Dates
Name of Exposition
Location [1]
Theme[2] or symbol[3]
Notables
Visitorsin millions [4]
Cost(USD ) in millions [4]
Area (ha ) [4]
04/1851 - 10/1851
The Great Exhibition
London
Industry of all Nations
The Crystal Palace
6.00
1.65
10
05/1855 - 11/1855
Paris International
Paris
Agriculture , Industry and Art
Palais d'Industrie Bordeaux Wine
5.00
2
15
05/1862 - 11/1862
International
London
Industry and Arts
6.00
2
15
04/1867 - 11/1867
Paris International
Paris
Agriculture, Industry and Arts
Champ de Mars
15.00
4.5
69
05/1873 - 10/1873
Austrian International
Vienna
Culture and Education
Rotunde
7.25
9.5
233
05/1876 - 11/1876
Centennial Exposition
Philadelphia
American Independence
Centennial Arboretum Telephone Heinz Katsup
10.00
8
115
05/1878 -11/1878
Paris International
Paris
Agriculture, Arts and Industry
Statue of Liberty Telephone Braille
16.00
11
75
10/1880 - 04/1881
Melbourne International
Melbourne
Arts, Manufacture , Agriculture and Industry
Carlton Gardens
1.30
1.6
25
04/1888 - 12/1888
Barcelona International
Barcelona
2.30
1.7
47
05/1889 - 10/1889
Paris International
Paris
French Revolution
Eiffel Tower Annie Oakley
32.00
0.3
96
05/1893 - 10/1893
World's Columbian
Chicago
Discovery of America
Midway Plaisance Fine Arts Building Fluorescent lamp Ferris wheel
27.50
27
290
05/1897 - 11/1897
Brussels International
Brussels
Automobiles
7.80
132
04/1900 - 11/1900
Paris International
Paris
Evaluation of a Century
Motion Pictures Escalator Summer Olympics
50.80
18.75
120
04/1904 - 12/1904
Louisiana Purchase
St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
Forest Park Palace of Fine Art Vulcan statue Summer Olympics
19.50
31.5
500
04/1905 - 11/1905
Liège International
Liège
Belgium Independence
7.00
2.9
70
04/1906 - 11/1906
Milan International
Milan
Transport
Electric Tramways
10.00
2.6
100
04/1910 - 11/1910
Brussels International
Brussels
Industries
13.00
3.5
90
04/1913 - 11/1913
Ghent International
Ghent
9.50
3.3
130
02/1915 - 12/1915
Panama-Pacific
San Francisco
Inauguration of the Panama Canal
Palace of Fine Arts Exploratorium
19.00
25.8
254
05/1929 - 01/1930
Spanish-American Exhibition
Seville
Spanish-American Exhibition
Plaza de España
25
118
05/1933 - 11/1933
Century of Progress
Chicago
A Century of Progress
Sky Ride Graf Zeppelin Homes of Tomorrow
22.00
42.9
170
04/1935 - 11/1935
Brussels International
Brussels
Transports , Colonisation
20.00
197 BEF
152
05/1937 - 11/1937
Paris International
Paris
Arts and Technology in modern life
Arc de Triomphe
31.00
1,400 FRF
105
04/1939 - 10/1940
New York World's Fair
New York City
The World of Tomorrow
Flushing Park Bell Labs' Voder Magna Carta Sci-fi Convention
45.00[5]
155[6]
500
12/1949 - 06/1950
Port-au-Prince International
Port-au-Prince
Foundation of Port-au-Prince
30
07/1958 - 09/1958
Brussels World's Fair
Brussels
A more human world
Heysel Atomium
41.00
2,500 BEF
200
04/1962 - 10/1962
Century 21 Exposition
Seattle
Man in the Space Age
Seattle Center Space Needle Seattle Monorail
9.60[7]
47[7]
30
04/1967 - 10/1967
Expo '67
Montreal
Man and His World Land
Montreal Metro Habitat '67 Montreal Biosphère
50.00
431 CAD
04/1968 - 10/1968
HemisFair '68
San Antonio
Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas
Tower of the Americas Institute of Texan Cultures HemisFair Arena
6.40[8]
156[8]
93acres [8]
03/1970 - 09/1970
Expo '70
Osaka
Progress and Harmony for Mankind
Tower of the Sun Moon rock Electric Cars [9]
64.00
30Profit [9]
815acres [9]
05/1974 - 11/1974
Expo '74
Spokane
Tomorrow's Fresh New Environment
IMAX [10]
4.80
78.4
41[10]
05/1982 - 10/1982
1982 World's Fair
Knoxville
Energy Turns the World
Sunsphere
11.00
42[11]
30[11]
05/1984 - 11/1984
1984 World's Fair
New Orleans
The worlds of Rivers
Convention Center
7.30
350
84acres [12]
03/1985 - 09/1985
1985 World's Fair
Tsukuba
Dwellings and Surroundings - Science and Technology for Man at Home
20.3
acres [13]
05/1986 - 10/1986
Expo '86
Vancouver
Transportation and Communication
Science World Skytrain BC Place
22.00
311 CAD
70
04/1988 - 10/1988
Expo '88
Brisbane
Leisure in the Age of Technology
18.00
625 AUD
04/1992 - 10/1992
Expo '92
Seville
The Era of Discovery
41.80
215
08/1993 - 11/1993
Expo '93
Daejeon
The Challenge of a New Road of Development
Daejeon Expo Park, Daejeon Museum of Art
25
05/1998 - 09/1998
Expo '98
Lisbon
The Oceans: A Heritage for the Future
Pavilhão Atlântico Lisbon Oceanarium Pavilion of Portugal
11.00
70
06/2000 - 10/2000
Expo 2000
Hanover
Humankind , Nature , Technology
Hannover Principles
18.00
10.2 DEM
160
03/2005 - 09/2005
Expo 2005
Aichi
Nature's Wisdom
My Neighbor Totoro ASIMO
22.00
173
ASIMO at Expo 2005 in Japan.
Planned Expositions
List by Country
The Crystal Palace in London, 1851
References
See also