1982 World's Fair

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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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Label Occurrences
1982 World's Fair canonical 7

Statements (49)

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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Subject: 1982 World's Fair
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (7)

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

Knoxville, Tennessee hosted 1982 World's Fair
1982 World's Fair officialName 1982 World's Fair self-link
Sunsphere event 1982 World's Fair
Tennessee Amphitheater openedFor 1982 World's Fair
Sunsphere remains a Knoxville landmark symbolOf 1982 World's Fair
subject surface form: Sunsphere
Sunsphere remains a Knoxville landmark builtFor 1982 World's Fair
subject surface form: Sunsphere