The Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon was the 1914 World's Fair in the French city of Lyon. The exposition focused on urban planning and public health. Lyon's mayor, Édouard Herriot, organised the exposition with the architect Tony Garnier and medical doctor

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. In the Gerland neighbourhood, part of the

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, a 184 acres exhibition area was created,L’exposition internationale de Lyon en 1914
Patrimoine-lyon.org with the Tony Ganier exhibition hall, an Alpine village, a horticultural garden, several pavilions for foreign nations, and dedicated pavilions for the French colonies and the silk industry. On 1 May 1914, the exposition was opened and the French President,

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, visited the exposition on 22 and 24 May. The exposition was planned to last until 1 November but the First World War disturbed the plans and led to the forced closure of the Austrian and German pavilions on 2 August 1914.
Lyon, centre du monde !, Dossier de presse After this, many other participants left the exposition and at the official closure on 1 November many pavilions had already been empty for a long time as a result. The remarkable

Halle Tony Garnier The Halle Tony Garnier is an arena and concert hall in Lyon, France. It was designed by Tony Garnier in 1905. Originally a slaughterhouse, the building was renovated in 1987 and opened as a concert hall in 1988. With a standing capacity of near ...

, was used as an arms factory during the war and afterwards used as

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. In 1988, it was reconstructed as an exhibition and event center.

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Poster of the exposition
City of Lyon Archives
L’exposition coloniale 1914
ACHAC
Histoire, Lyon en 1914
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