Knoxville International Energy Exposition

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international exposition world's fair

The Knoxville International Energy Exposition was the official 1982 World's Fair held in Knoxville, Tennessee, focused on energy innovation and international cultural exchange.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
1982 Knoxville World's Fair	1
Knoxville International Energy Exposition, Inc.	1
Knoxville World's Fair	1

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international exposition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ
attendance	over 11 million visitors ⓘ
category	1982 in Tennessee ⓘ History of Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
city	Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1982-10-31 ⓘ
focus	energy innovation ⓘ international cultural exchange ⓘ
legacy	Sunsphere remains a Knoxville landmark ⓘ redevelopment of downtown Knoxville ⓘ
location	along the Tennessee River ⓘ downtown Knoxville ⓘ
mainSubject	energy ⓘ
motto	Energy Turns the World ⓘ
nextExposition	Expo 83 (Plovdiv 1983) ⓘ
nextWorldsFair	Expo 86 ⓘ
notableStructure	Sunsphere ⓘ Tennessee Amphitheater ⓘ
officialName	Knoxville International Energy Exposition self-link ⓘ
participatingCountriesCount	20 ⓘ
previousExposition	Expo 81 (Plovdiv) ⓘ surface form: Expo 81 (Plovdiv 1981)
previousWorldsFair	Expo ’70 ⓘ surface form: Expo 70
recognizedBy	Bureau International des Expositions ⓘ
shortName	1982 World's Fair ⓘ Knoxville International Energy Exposition self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Knoxville World's Fair
startDate	1982-05-01 ⓘ
state	Tennessee ⓘ
theme	Energy Turns the World ⓘ
type	specialized exposition ⓘ
year	1982 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1982 World's Fair → alsoKnownAs → Knoxville International Energy Exposition ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1982 Knoxville World's Fair

Sunsphere → associatedEvent → Knoxville International Energy Exposition ⓘ

Knoxville International Energy Exposition → officialName → Knoxville International Energy Exposition self-link ⓘ

1982 World's Fair → organizingBody → Knoxville International Energy Exposition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knoxville International Energy Exposition, Inc.

Knoxville International Energy Exposition → shortName → Knoxville International Energy Exposition self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knoxville World's Fair