Milan International
Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione | |
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![]() Leopoldo Metlicovitz 's Expo's poster with railwaymen watching Milan from the Simplon Tunnel's portal | |
Overview | |
BIE-class | Universal exposition |
Category | Historical Expo |
Name | Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione |
Building(s) | Simplon Tunnel |
Area | 100 Ha |
Visitors | 7,500,000 – 10,000,000 |
Participant(s) | |
Countries | 31 |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
City | Milan |
Venue | Parco Sempione |
Coordinates | 45°28′22.4″N 9°10′28″E / 45.472889°N 9.17444°E |
Timeline | |
Opening | 28 April 1906 |
Closure | 11 November 1906 |
Universal expositions | |
Previous | Liège International (1905) in Liège |
Next | Brussels International 1910 in Brussels |
Simultaneous | |
Other | International Exhibition (1906) |
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
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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
[edit]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.
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References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Official website of the BIE
- "MI1906 - La "città bianca" nella storia e nelle collezioni". Retrieved 31 October 2010. (Italian language)