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| − | The '''World's Fair''' (also called the '''International Exposition''' or '''Expo''') is an international festival of arts and sciences held every five years. Participating countries present artistic and educational displays in national '''pavilions''' to showcase their country's history or world issues. | + | The '''World's Fair''' (also called the '''International Exposition''' or '''Expo''') is an international festival of arts and sciences. Participating countries present artistic and educational displays in national '''pavilions''' to showcase their country's history or world issues. |
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| | * [http://www.bie-paris.org/ International Exhibition Bureau] - governing body of the World's Fair | | * [http://www.bie-paris.org/ International Exhibition Bureau] - governing body of the World's Fair |
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| | * 1878: [[Paris]] | | * 1878: [[Paris]] |
| | * 1880: [[Melbourne]] | | * 1880: [[Melbourne]] |
| | + | * 1884: [[New Orleans]] |
| | * 1888: [[Barcelona]] | | * 1888: [[Barcelona]] |
| | * 1889: [[Paris]] | | * 1889: [[Paris]] |
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| | * 1937: [[Paris]] | | * 1937: [[Paris]] |
| | * 1938: [[Helsinki]] | | * 1938: [[Helsinki]] |
| − | * 1939: [[Liege]] and [[New York (city)|New York]] | + | * 1939: [[Liege]] and [[New York City|New York]] |
| | * 1947: [[Paris]] | | * 1947: [[Paris]] |
| | * 1949: [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Stockholm]], and [[Lyon]] | | * 1949: [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Stockholm]], and [[Lyon]] |
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| | * 1961: [[Turin]] | | * 1961: [[Turin]] |
| | * 1962: [[Seattle]] | | * 1962: [[Seattle]] |
| − | * 1964: [[New York (city)|New York]] | + | * 1964: [[New York City|New York]] |
| | * 1965: [[Munich]] | | * 1965: [[Munich]] |
| | * 1967: [[Montreal]] | | * 1967: [[Montreal]] |
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| | * 2008: [[Expo 2008]] in [[Zaragoza]], [[Spain]] | | * 2008: [[Expo 2008]] in [[Zaragoza]], [[Spain]] |
| | * 2010: [[Expo 2010]] in [[Shanghai]] | | * 2010: [[Expo 2010]] in [[Shanghai]] |
| | + | * 2012: [[Expo 2012]] in [[Yeosu]], [[South Korea]] |
| | + | * 2015: [[Expo 2015]] in [[Milan]], [[Italy]] |
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| | [[WikiPedia:World's Fair]] | | [[WikiPedia:World's Fair]] |
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| | + | [[it:Fiere internazionali]] |
Rising popularity of the World's Fair concept brought conflicts of schedule and interest. In 1928, a convention to schedule regular World's Fairs was created, and the International Exhibition Bureau was created to coordinate World's Fair organization.
