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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description | The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Friday, May 2 until Monday, October 13, 1986. The fair, the theme of which was "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion - World in Touch", coincided with Vancouver's centennial and was held on the north shore of False Creek. It was the second time that Canada held a World's Fair, the first being Expo 67 in Montreal (during the Canadian Centennial). It was also the third World's Fair to be held in the Pacific Northwest in the last 25 years as of 1986 and as of 2012 it still stands as the latest World's Fair to be held in North America. |
| Front Description | The Canada Pavilion, with 10 800 m2 of exhibit and performance space, extended 3.5 city blocks into Burrard Inlet and cost $145 million. This dramatic white building with mountains, water and city as backdrop was constructed to resemble a ship with 5 large "sails" of suspended fabric. The pavilion now serves as a convention centre and cruise ship terminal. An old Haida war canoe from the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa was the centrepiece of the exhibit hall and was juxtaposed with Hystar, a "flying saucer" being developed as a carrier for heavy cargo in remote areas, which was flown around the hall once every hour. |
| Height | 105.00 mm |
| Width | 150.00 mm |
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