A giant fair and a giant opportunity.īesides the polemics and issues of time that often plague the great works in Italy, Expo 2015 will be held in Milan between May 1 and October 31 of 2015. The city of Milan, which has already hosted the International Exposition in 1906, a when the theme was the Transport – organizes this major event, in a location specially made for the event (90% is in the municipality of Milan, while 10% in Rho) – 145 Participating countries, 20 regions and cities, 13 Organizations and 11 companies, for a total of 20 million visitors are expected at the ‘occasion. The truth is that the Universal Exhibition has always been an extraordinary opportunity for the host countries, which can show the world the best of their production of technological innovation and culture. Through time, there were many other exhibitions, some past without leaving almost no trace and other leaving behind masterpieces like the Eiffel Tower, built for the ocassion of EXPO 1889. The official opening of the exhibition took place in Hyde Park, in an incredible huge building glass (400 tons) and metal (4,000 tons), It took place from May 1 to Octoin London.
The same fair that more than 150 years ago gave birth to the famous English pavilion – Crystal Palace – by Joseph Paxton. It is a fair in which every nation of the world come to show off their production. EXPO Means Universal exhibition, or more specifically « An exhibition is a display which, whatever its title, has as its principal purpose the education of the public: it may exhibit the means at man’s disposal for meeting the needs of civilisation, or demonstrate the progress achieved in one or more branches of human endeavour, or show prospects for the future » – ( BIE, Protocollo 1988)
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