The Milan International was a
world's fair
A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specif ...
held in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...
in 1906
titled ''L'Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione'', or sometimes ''The Great Expo of Work''.
It received 4,012,776 visits and covered 250 acres.
Summary
The fair opened on 28 April 1906, ran until 31 October
and marked the opening of the
Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel (''Simplontunnel'', ''Traforo del Sempione'' or ''Galleria del Sempione'') is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shortcut under the Simpl ...
.
The fair was held in
Sempione Park and Piazza d'Armi',
with the first location hosting fine arts displays and the latter industrial and engineering exhibits, along with the foreign pavilions.
Countries contributing included many from Western Europe,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
,
Turkey
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,
United States
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,
Canada
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and several South American countries shared a pavilion.
The venues of the exposition were connected by the temporary
Milan Exposition Elevated Railway.
Legacy
The
International Commission on Occupational Health The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), is an international non-governmental professional society, founded in Milan during the Expo 1906 as the Permanent Commission on Occupational Health.
ICOH aims at fostering the scientific ...
was founded at the Milan International and is still active; and the
Milan aquarium was built, and is still standing.
References
External links
Official website of the BIE* (Italian language)
World's fairs in Milan
History of Milan
1906 in Italy
Arts in Italy
20th century in Milan
Tourist attractions in Milan
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