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The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair was a world's fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world's fair of all time, behind the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated, and more than 44 million people attended ...
Trylon and Perisphere. The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet (55 m) in diameter, connected to the 610-foot (190 m) spire ...
The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island. [ 1 ] Among other things, it celebrated the ...
World's fair. 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. [ 1] 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.
04/1939 – 10/1940 New York World's Fair: United States: New York City: World Expo: Building The World of Tomorrow: Flushing Park Bell Labs' Voder Magna Carta. 1st World Science Fiction Convention. 45.00 [6] 500 54 05/1939 – 09/1939 Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939) Belgium: Liège: Specialised Expo Art of Water: Albert Canal: 50 8 ...
The 1964 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and nearly 350 American companies.
Unisphere. / 40.74639°N 73.84500°W / 40.74639; -73.84500. The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, U.S. The globe was designed by Gilmore D. Clarke for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Commissioned to celebrate the ...
It showcased a prototype at the 1939 World's Fair. But it wasn't until 1964 that AT&T launched the Picturephone Mod I , linking an exhibit at the World’s Fair in New York with one in Disneyland ...