World's Fair facts for kids

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):

Images for kids

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  Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897

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

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  Exposition universelle in Paris, 1867

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

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  Ice Follies at the Seattle 1962 World's Fair

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  1992 Expo in Seville, Spain

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  Expo tower for the Osaka 1970 World Expo in Japan

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

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  ASIMO at Expo 2005 in Japan.

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  Panoramic view of Expo 2012 Yeosu, in South Korea

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  The Space Needle and Monorail depicted on this 1962 stamp

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

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

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  View of 1982 fairgrounds, with the Sunsphere

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

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  Poster for the 1900 expo

See also

In Spanish: Exposición Universal para niños