Milan International
The Milan International was a world's fair held in Milan in 1906[1] titled L'Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione, or sometimes The Great Expo of Work.[2] It received 4,012,776 visits and covered 250 acres.[3]
Summary
The fair opened on 28 April 1906, ran until 31 October[3] and marked the opening of the Simplon Tunnel. The fair was held in Sempione Park and Piazza d'Armi',[2] with the first location hosting fine arts displays and the latter industrial and engineering exhibits, along with the foreign pavilions.[1] Countries contributing included many from Western Europe,[4] China, Japan, Turkey, United States, Canada and several South American countries shared a pavilion.[4] The venues of the exposition were connected by the temporary Milan Exposition Elevated Railway.
Legacy
The International Commission on Occupational Health was founded at the Milan International and is still active; and the Milan aquarium was built, and is still standing.
References
- ^ a b Pelle, Findling. "Milan 1906". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ a b "World Expo 1906 Milan". Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ a b Pelle, Findling. "Appendix B:Fair Statistics". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ a b Pelle, Findling. "Milan 1906". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
External links
- Official website of the BIE
- "MI1906 - La "città bianca" nella storia e nelle collezioni". Retrieved 31 October 2010. (Italian language)
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expositions
- London 1851
- Paris 1855
- London 1862
- Paris 1867
- Vienna 1873
- Philadelphia 1876
- Paris 1878
- Melbourne 1880
- Barcelona 1888
- Paris 1889
- Chicago 1893
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- Ghent 1913
- San Francisco 1915
- Barcelona 1929
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Universal
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specialized
expositions
- Stockholm 1936
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- Jerusalem 1953
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Buenos Aires 2023‡- Belgrade 2027
horticultural
exhibitions (AIPH)
- Rotterdam 1960
- Paris 1969
- Amsterdam 1972
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- Montreal 1980
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- Osaka 1990
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- Kunming 1999
- Haarlemmermeer 2002
- Rostock 2003
- Chiang Mai 2006–2007
- Venlo 2012
- Antalya 2016
- Beijing 2019
- Almere 2022
- Doha 2023
- Yokohama 2027
recognized
- † Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ‡ Cancelled
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