Expo '70
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The Japan World Exposition, Osaka, 1970 or Expo 70 was a world's fair held in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. Its theme was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." In Japanese, Expo '70 is often referred to as Ōsaka Banpaku (大阪万博). It was the first world's fair held in Japan and in Asia.
Space frame roof of the Festival Plaza, Osaka Expo, 1970
Osaka Expo'70 Kodak & Ricoh pavilion
Canadian pavilion
The Korean (left-center, in the distance) and West German (foreground) pavilions (far background: Tower of the Sun)
World's fair
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A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months.
Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897
Replica of the Gokstad Viking ship at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, France in 1925. Autochrome Lumière showing Polish pavilion.
Palace of the railways and great connections at the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism in Grenoble, France in 1925