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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Brisbane World Expo 88 1
Expo 88 1
Expo 88 (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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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

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
Expo 85 → followedBy → World Expo 88 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo 88 (Brisbane)
South Bank Parklands → formerSiteOf → World Expo 88 ⓘ
Brisbane → hostedEvent → World Expo 88 ⓘ
World Expo 88 → mascot → World Expo 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Expo Oz
World Expo 88 → officialName → World Expo 88 self-link ⓘ
South Bank Parklands → openedAfter → World Expo 88 ⓘ
World Expo 88 → organisingBody → World Expo 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Expo 88 Authority