International Exposition and World's Fair Commemoratives

描述: An International Exhibition or World Fair is a large world gathering designed to showcase achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time. They still exist, but there hasn't been any in the US since 1986. World's Fair is the term most commonly used in the United States.

The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The large water pool centerpiece of the Fair, represented Columbus's long voyage to the New World

The 1900 World's Fair was held in Paris, France, in 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next.

The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco in 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.

San Diego’s Balboa Park hosted part of the 1915 Panama–California Exposition and the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks.

The Great Lakes Exposition (also known as the World Fair of 1936) was held in Cleveland in the summers of 1936 and 1937, along the Lake Erie shore north of downtown. The fair commemorated the centennial of Cleveland's incorporation as a city. It highlighted the progress that had been achieved in the Great Lakes region in the past 100 years

The Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 & 1940), held at San Francisco's Treasure Island, was a World's Fair celebrating, the city's two newly built bridges. The Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937