World Expo 88

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international exposition specialised exposition world's fair

World Expo 88 was a major international exposition held in 1988 that showcased global culture, technology, and innovation and significantly transformed its host city's riverfront and international profile.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
World Expo 88 canonical 11
Expo 88 5
1988 World Exposition in Brisbane 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
specialised exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
alsoKnownAs World Expo 88 ⓘ
surface form: Brisbane World Expo 88

World Expo 88 ⓘ
surface form: Expo 88
BIEClassification Specialised Expos ⓘ
surface form: Specialised Expo
category 1988 in Australia ⓘ
History of Brisbane ⓘ
World's fairs in Australia ⓘ
city Brisbane ⓘ
closingDate 1988-10-30 ⓘ
commemoratedEvent Australia Day ⓘ
surface form: Australian Bicentenary
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
currencyUsedOnSite Australian dollar ⓘ
durationInDays 184 ⓘ
followedBy Expo 92 ⓘ
hasPavilion China Pavilion ⓘ
Japan Pavilion ⓘ
New Zealand Pavilion ⓘ
Queensland Pavilion ⓘ
Soviet Union Pavilion ⓘ
United Kingdom Pavilion ⓘ
United States Pavilion ⓘ
hostCity Brisbane ⓘ
hostCountryPavilion Australia Pavilion ⓘ
hostState Queensland ⓘ
impactOnCity accelerated urban renewal in Brisbane ⓘ
impactOnTourism increased international tourism to Brisbane and Queensland ⓘ
legacy South Bank cultural and entertainment precinct ⓘ
enhanced international profile of Brisbane ⓘ
transformation of Brisbane riverfront ⓘ
mascot World Expo 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Expo Oz
mascotSpecies platypus ⓘ
motto Leisure in the Age of Technology ⓘ
notableStructure Aquativity water features (precursors to later parklands features) ⓘ
Expo 88 Skyneedle ⓘ
monorail system ⓘ
numberOfCountriesParticipating around 36 ⓘ
over 30 ⓘ
officialName World Expo 88 self-link ⓘ
openingDate 1988-04-30 ⓘ
organisingBody World Expo 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: World Expo 88 Authority
postExpoRedevelopment South Bank Parklands ⓘ
precededBy Expo 86 ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
relatedTo Australian Bicentenary ⓘ
river Brisbane River ⓘ
siteArea 40 hectares ⓘ
approximately 100 acres ⓘ
siteLocation South Bank, Brisbane ⓘ
surface form: South Brisbane riverfront
supervisingOrganization Bureau International des Expositions ⓘ
theme Leisure in the Age of Technology ⓘ
transportInfrastructureImproved rail links to South Brisbane ⓘ
road access to South Bank ⓘ
venue South Bank, Brisbane ⓘ
visitorCount approximately 15,760,000 ⓘ
over 15 million ⓘ
year 1988 ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Brisbane → hostedEvent → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Expo 85 → followedBy → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 88 (Brisbane)
South Bank Parklands → openedAfter → World Expo 88 ⓘ
South Bank Parklands → formerSiteOf → World Expo 88 ⓘ
World Expo 88 → officialName → World Expo 88 self-link ⓘ
World Expo 88 → alsoKnownAs → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 88
World Expo 88 → alsoKnownAs → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brisbane World Expo 88
World Expo 88 → organisingBody → World Expo 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 Authority
World Expo 88 → mascot → World Expo 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo Oz
Expo 86 → nextExposition → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 88
New Zealand Pavilion → event → World Expo 88 ⓘ
New Zealand Pavilion → representedAt → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 in Brisbane
New Zealand Pavilion → temporalContext → World Expo 88 ⓘ
New Zealand Pavilion → hostedBy → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 organisers
Expo 92 → precededBy → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 88
Expo 92 → precededBy → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 1988 in Brisbane
South Bank → developedOnFormerSiteOf → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Leisure in the Age of Technology → centralThemeOf → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Leisure in the Age of Technology → appliedToEvent → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Leisure in the Age of Technology → hasKeyword → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 88
Australia Pavilion → event → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Australia Pavilion → representedNationAt → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Japan Pavilion → countryPavilionAt → World Expo 88 ⓘ
subject surface form: Japan Pavilion (Expo 88)
this entity surface form: Expo 88
Japan Pavilion → associatedWith → World Expo 88 ⓘ
subject surface form: Japan Pavilion (Expo 88)
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 organizing committee
United States Pavilion → operatedDuring → World Expo 88 ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Pavilion (World Expo 88)
this entity surface form: 1988 World Exposition in Brisbane
China Pavilion → associatedWith → World Expo 88 ⓘ
subject surface form: China Pavilion (World Expo 88)
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 China delegation
Queensland Pavilion → locatedIn → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 site
Queensland Pavilion → associatedWith → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 theme "Leisure in the Age of Technology"