1982 World's Fair

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specialized exposition world's fair

The 1982 World's Fair was a specialized international exposition held in Knoxville that focused on energy themes and left the city with landmarks like the Sunsphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf specialized exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Knoxville International Energy Exposition ⓘ
surface form: 1982 Knoxville World's Fair

Knoxville International Energy Exposition ⓘ
area approximately 70 acres ⓘ
category History of Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
city Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1982-10-31 ⓘ
focus energy ⓘ
followedBy Expo 85 ⓘ
hadCorporatePavilionFrom BellSouth ⓘ
Energy-related companies ⓘ
hadPavilionFrom Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
China ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hostState Tennessee ⓘ
legacyStructure Sunsphere ⓘ
Tennessee Amphitheater ⓘ
location Downtown Knoxville ⓘ
surface form: downtown Knoxville
mainLandmarkCreated Sunsphere ⓘ
mainSubject alternative energy sources ⓘ
conservation of energy ⓘ
energy technologies ⓘ
notableFeature Tennessee Amphitheater performance venue ⓘ
gold-colored Sunsphere observation tower ⓘ
officialName 1982 World's Fair self-link ⓘ
openingYear 1982 ⓘ
organizingBody Knoxville International Energy Exposition ⓘ
surface form: Knoxville International Energy Exposition, Inc.
precededBy Expo '75 ⓘ
recognizedBy Bureau International des Expositions ⓘ
siteRedevelopedAs World's Fair Park ⓘ
startDate 1982-05-01 ⓘ
subjectOf World's Fair Park redevelopment ⓘ
theme Energy Turns the World ⓘ
type specialized exposition ⓘ
visitorCount over 11 million ⓘ

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

Sunsphere → event → 1982 World's Fair ⓘ
Knoxville, Tennessee → hosted → 1982 World's Fair ⓘ
1982 World's Fair → officialName → 1982 World's Fair self-link ⓘ
Tennessee Amphitheater → openedFor → 1982 World's Fair ⓘ