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The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE; English: International Exhibitions Bureau) [1] is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos, global expos or world expos) falling under the jurisdiction of the Convention Relating to International Exhibitions.
1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
Doubletree by Hilton Expo Center: Manchester: New Hampshire: 40,800 sq ft (3,790 m 2) 58,317 sq ft (5,417.8 m 2) Jekyll Island Convention Center: Jekyll Island: Georgia: 45,140 sq ft (4,194 m 2) 58,310 sq ft (5,417 m 2) Allentown Fairgrounds Agriplex: Allentown: Pennsylvania: 58,000 sq ft (5,400 m 2) Los Angeles Equestrian Center: Burbank ...
World’s Fair visitors walk around the Unisphere as the Swiss Sky Ride cars are in the background 112 off the ground on April 25, 1964, in Queens, N.Y. Credit - John Curran—Newsday via Getty Images
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in ...
In January 1928, the government of France invited countries with which it had diplomatic relations to resume work on a convention relating to international exhibitions. On November 22, 1928, in Paris, 21 countries signed the Convention Relating to International Exhibitions. On December 17, 1930, the deposit of ratifications by seven signatory ...
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Even though the BIE officially calls itself the Bureau of International Exhibitions in English, it is really popularly known as the Bureau of International Expositions. Foundationexpo88 12:54, 26 July 2008 (UTC)Foundationexpo88