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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 ...
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 ...
1939–1940 – New York City, United States [108] – 1939 New York World's Fair (exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere) 1939–1940 – San Francisco, California, United States [108] – Golden Gate International Exposition
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.
American Negro Exposition. The American Negro Exposition, also known as the Black World's Fair and the Diamond Jubilee Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago from July until September in 1940, to celebrate the 75th anniversary (also known as a diamond jubilee) of the end of slavery in the United States at the conclusion of the Civil War ...
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 ...
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. Designed largely in Art Deco style, the theme of the fair ...
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 ...
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