Milan International (1906)
Encyclopedia
The Milan International was a world's fair held in Milan
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.
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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
, Japan
, Turkey
, United States
, Canada
and several south american countries shared a pavilion.
was founded at the Milan International and is still active; and the Milan acquarium was built, and is still standing.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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 April 28 1906, ran until the 31 October and marked the opening of the Simplon TunnelSimplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine railway tunnel that connects the Swiss town of Brig with Domodossola in Italy, though its relatively straight trajectory does not run under Simplon Pass itself. It actually consists of two single-track tunnels built nearly 20 years apart...
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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
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and several south american countries shared a pavilion.
Legacy
The International Commission on Occupational HealthInternational Commission on Occupational Health
The International Commission on Occupational Health , is an international non-governmental professional society, founded in Milan during the Expo 1906 as Permanent Commission on Occupational Health....
was founded at the Milan International and is still active; and the Milan acquarium was built, and is still standing.