Milan International

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Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione
Expo-Milano-1906-Poster.jpg
Leopoldo Metlicovitz 's Expo's poster with railwaymen watching Milan from the Simplon Tunnel's portal
Overview
BIE-classUniversal exposition
CategoryHistorical Expo
NameEsposizione Internazionale del Sempione
Building(s) Simplon Tunnel
Area100 Ha
Visitors7,500,000 – 10,000,000
Participant(s)
Countries31
Location
CountryItaly
City Milan
VenueParco Sempione
Coordinates 45°28′22.4″N9°10′28″E / 45.472889°N 9.17444°E / 45.472889; 9.17444
Timeline
Opening28 April 1906 (1906-04-28)
Closure11 November 1906 (1906-11-11)
Universal expositions
Previous Liège International (1905) in Liège
Next Brussels International 1910 in Brussels
Simultaneous
Other International Exhibition (1906)

The Milan International was a world's fair held in Milan in 1906 [1] titled L'Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione, or sometimes The Great Expo of Work. [2] It received 4,012,776 visits and covered 250 acres. [3]

Contents

Summary

Art Nouveau Silver Medallion by Giannino Castiglioni to the Milan International (1906). The South Portal of the Simplon Tunnel is on the obverse. 1906 Silver Medal Milan International Exhibition.jpg
Art Nouveau Silver Medallion by Giannino Castiglioni to the Milan International (1906). The South Portal of the Simplon Tunnel is on the obverse.

The fair opened on 28 April 1906, ran until 31 October [3] and marked the opening of the Simplon Tunnel. The fair was held in Sempione Park and Piazza d'Armi, [2] with the first location hosting fine arts displays and the latter industrial and engineering exhibits, along with the foreign pavilions. [1] Countries contributing included many from Western Europe, [4] China, Japan, Turkey, United States, Canada and several South American countries shared a pavilion. [4] The venues of the exposition were connected by the temporary Milan Exposition Elevated Railway.

Legacy

The International Commission on Occupational Health was founded at the Milan International and is still active; and the Milan aquarium was built, and is still standing.

Aquarium Brunetti built for the Milan International and designed by Sebastiano Giuseppe Locati 0116 Acq Brunetti.jpg
Aquarium Brunetti built for the Milan International and designed by Sebastiano Giuseppe Locati

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References

  1. 1 2 Pelle, Findling. "Milan 1906". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. p. 185. ISBN   978-0-7864-3416-9.
  2. 1 2 "World Expo 1906 Milan" . Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 Pelle, Findling. "Appendix B:Fair Statistics". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. p. 415. ISBN   978-0-7864-3416-9.
  4. 1 2 Pelle, Findling. "Milan 1906". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. p. 186. ISBN   978-0-7864-3416-9.


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