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A world's fair is a large exhibition of industry and culture. They are also called expositions or expos. This type of exhibition occurs since the middle of the 19th century. The Bureau of International Expositions officially takes care of them. The "Bureau of International Expositions" is usually abbreviated BIE, from the organization's name in French: Bureau International des Expositions.

List of official world expositions (BIE):

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  • International Exhibition Brussels par Privat-Livemont

    Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897

  • Expo4-Grenoble

    Palace of the railways and great connections at the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism in 1925

  • Exposition Universelle 1867

    Exposition universelle in Paris, 1867

  • Chicago's Great Telescope (3573567148)

    The Yerkes Great refractor mounted at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago

  • Ice Follies at 1962 Worlds Fair 02

    Ice Follies at the Seattle 1962 World's Fair

  • Expo Sevilla3

    1992 Expo in Seville, Spain

  • EXPO TOWER

    Expo tower for the Osaka 1970 World Expo in Japan

  • Expo 2000 Hannover, Platz der Weltausstellung, gesehen vom Balkon vom Mäntelhaus Kaiser an der Kreuzung der Karmarschstraße mit der Osterstraße

    Expo 2000 brickwork, for the World Expo in Hannover, Germany in the year 2000.

  • HONDA ASIMO

    ASIMO at Expo 2005 in Japan.

  • Expo 2012 Yeosu panoramic view

    Panoramic view of Expo 2012 Yeosu, in South Korea

  • Seattle world fair stamp

    The Space Needle and Monorail depicted on this 1962 stamp

  • Seattle - Worlds Fair sign at 47th and Aurora, 1962

    Seattle – World's Fair sign at 47th and Aurora, 1962

  • Unisphere-2 (27835155267)

    The Unisphere, from the 1964 World's Fair in New York City, USA in the early 21st century

  • Sunsphere

    View of 1982 fairgrounds, with the Sunsphere

  • China Pavilion 30Apr10

    The China pavilion at the Expo 2010; repurposed as a museum.

  • Exposition univ 1900

    Poster for the 1900 expo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Exposición Universal para niños

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