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EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN HISTORY OF THE WORLD EXPOSITION


The first International Exposition was held at London in 1851.
"EXPO 2005 AICHI" is the first World Exposition in 21st Century in Asia and the second on, after EXPO' 70 OSAKA.


LOCATION DURATION THEME & /or TOPICS
London 1851.5.1-11.1 The Great Exhibition
Paris 1855.5.15-11.15 Agriculture, Industry and Arts
London 1862.5.1-11.1 Agriculture, Industry and Arts
Paris 1867.4.1-11.3 Agriculture, Industry and Arts
Vienna 1873.5.1-10.31 Culture and Education
Philadelphia 1876.5.10-11.10 Celebration of the Centennial of American Independence and the Declaration of July 4th 1776
Paris 1878.5.20-11.10 Agriculture, Arts and Industry
Melbourne 1880.10.1-1881.4.30 Arts, Manufactures, Agricultural and Industrial Products of all Nations
Barcelona 1888.4.8-12.10  
Paris 1889.5.5-10.31 Eiffel Tower
Chicago 1893.5.1-10.3 Fourth Centennial of the Discovery of America
Bruxelles 1897.5.10-11.8  
Paris 1900.4.15-11.12 Evaluation of a Century
St. Louis 1904.4.30-12.1 Celebration of the Centennial of the Purchase of Louisiana on April 30 of 1803
Liege (Belgium) 1905.4.27-11.6 Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Belgium Independence
Millan 1906.4.28-11.11  
Bruxelles 1910.4.23-11.7  
Ghent (Belgium) 1913.4.26-11.11  
San Francisco 1915.2.20-12.4 Inauguration of the Panama Canal and Celebration of the Construction of San Francisco
Barcelona 1929.5.20-1.15  
Chicago 1933.5.27-11.12 A Century Progress
Bruxelles 1935.4.27-11.6 Transports Colonisation
Paris 1937.5.25-11.25 Arts and Technics in modern life
Liege 1939.5-11 The Great Season of the Water
New York 1939.4.30-10.31
1940.5.11-10.27
Building the World of Too-morrow
Bruxelles 1958.7.6-9.29 Evaluation of the World for a more human world
Seattle 1962.4.21-10.21 Man in the Space Age
Montreal 1967.4.28-10.27 Man and his World Land
Osaka 1970.3.15-9.13 Progress and Harmony for Mankind
Spoken (U.S.A.)* 1974.5.4-11.3 Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh Environment
Okinawa* 1975.7.20-1976.1.18  
Knoxville (U.S.A.)* 1982.5.1-10.31 Energy Turns the World
New Orleans* 1984.5.12-11.11 The Worlds of Rivers - Fresh Water as a source of Life
Tsukuba (Japan)* 1985.3.17-9.16 Dwellings and Surroundings - science and technology for man at home
Vancouver* 1986.5.2-10.13 World in Motion- World in Touch
Brisbane* 1988.4.30-10.30 Leisure in the age of technology
Sevilla 1992.4.20-10.12 Age of Discovery
Genova* 1992.5.15-8.15 Christopher Colombus - The ship and the Sea
Taejon (Korea)* 1993.8.7-11.7 The Challenge of a New Road to Development
Lisbonne* 1998.5.22-6.30 Oceans - A Heritage for the Future
Hanover 2000.6.1-10.31 Humankind, Nature, Technology
Rostock (Germany)* 2003.4.25-10.12 The Green Exposition by the Seaside
Aichi 2005.3.25-9.25 Natures Wisdom
Shanghai 2010.5.01-10.31 Better City, Better Life (in process of registration)
Source: BIE HP: Exhibitions http://www.bie-paris.org/
* : Specialised Exhibition, categorized by BIE

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