Genoa Expo '92

EXPO Genoa 1992
Overview
BIE-class	Specialized exposition
Name	Christopher Columbus, The Ship and the Sea
Area	6 hectacres
Visitors	694800
Participant(s)
Countries	54
Location
Country	Italy
City	Genoa
Venue	Porto Antico
Timeline
Opening	15 May 1992
Closure	15 August 1992
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo 91 in Plovdiv
Next	Taejŏn Expo '93 in Taejŏn
Universal
Previous	Expo '70 in Osaka
Next	Expo 2000 in Hanover
Simultaneous
Universal	Seville Expo '92
Horticultural (AIPH)	Floriade 1992

L'Esposizione Internazionale Specializzata Genova '92 - Colombo '92 (in English International Exhibition Genoa '92 - Colombo '92) or more informally Expo 1992, held in Genoa, Italy from May 15 to August 15, 1992. The theme was "Christopher Columbus, The Ship and the Sea", and the Expo was timed to celebrate the 500 years since the Discover of America by the Genoese sailor Christopher Columbus. Because of the theme, the expo was also known as Colombiadi. It was a specialized Exhibition with 54 countries represented. Total visitors were 694,800.^[1] Although not related, the exposition ran at the same time as Seville Expo '92. The expo's logo was a "500" number with the Genoa's flag; the mascot was a cat dressed like Christopher Columbus called "Gatto Cristoforo"

Exposition

The International Exposition of Genoa '92 was held at the Porto Antico and allowed the entire redesign of the area, designed by the architect Renzo Piano. The aquarium hosted the sea's pavilion and the ship "Italia" hosted the ship's pavilion. Other important places were "Piazza delle Feste", a covered square, the "Magazzini del Cotone" an old port structure which now host the conference centre, "Porta Siberia" an historical port's fortress and the "Palazzina Millo".

Participants

54 countries attended the event officially (three unofficially) and, initially, it was announced that the Expo reached about 1.7 million visitors, of 3,000,000 provided,^[2] but the count was later revised in only about 800,000 visitors. In the fall of 1992 it was discovered that the actual visitors were less than what was announced at first, and that the Ente Colombo, who ran the event, had collected only 13 billion compared to 45 billion planned. Because of the false news circulated and the lack of success of the event, the Mayor Romano Merlo, who was also president of Colombo, resigned and was replaced by Deputy Mayor Claudio Burlando.

The guest of honor was the Government of the Bahamas, where Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas on the island of Guanahani. Sculptures called "Obelisk" by Alessandro Matta and "Dolphin" by Bruno Elisei were displayed nn the Bahamian hall, in homage to the Columbus.^[3]

Participating Countries
Asia
China	South Korea	Japan	Israel
Africa
Cameroon	Egypt	Morocco	Senegal
Tunisia
Europe
Bulgaria	CSI	Croatia	France
Germany	Greece	Hungary	Czech Republic
Denmark	France	Italy	Malta
Monaco	Poland	Portugal	Romania
Spain	Switzerland	Vatican City
Americas
Argentina	Bahamas	Bolivia	Brazil
Chile	Colombia	Costa Rica	Cuba
Dominica	El Salvador	Ecuador	Guatemala
Haiti	Honduras	Mexico	Nicaragua
Panama	Paraguay	Peru	Uruguay
United States	Venezuela
Organizations
European Union

References

↑ http://en.expo2010.cn/expo/expo_english/oe/awe/wes/userobject1ai36209.html
↑ Menti' sull' Expo: sindaco dimissionario, articolo de Il Corriere della Sera, del 22 ottobre 1992
↑ (cat. uff. "Cristoforo Colombo la Nave e il Mare" ed. Ente Colombo "92, - cat. del Pad. ed. San Salvador Development the Bahamas, Commissario Generale delle Bahamas dott. Roberto Savio). (Genova 1992, catalogo Espo "Cristoforo Colombo: la nave e il mare" - Catalogo Padiglione Bahamas " San Salvador development committee the Bahamas"

List of world expositions

Retrospectively recognized expositions

BIE recognized Universal Expositions

BIE recognized Specialized Expositions

BIE recognized horticultural exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

Asia	Nanyang 1910 Hangzhou 1929 Nagoya 1937 Shenyang 2006

Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–14 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–40

Europe	London 1756 Dublin 1853 Manchester 1857 Porto 1865 London 1871–74 Vienna 1873 Amsterdam 1883 Liverpool 1886 London 1886 Copenhagen 1888 Glasgow 1888 Frankfurt 1891 Prague 1891 Lyon 1894 Oporto 1894 Berlin 1896 Glasgow 1901 Cork 1902 Hanoi 1902 London 1905 London 1906 Marseille 1906 Dublin 1907 London 1908 Zaragoza 1908 London 1910 Dresden 1911 London 1911 London 1912 Lyon 1914 Cologne 1914 London 1914 Kristiania 1914 Malmö 1914 Semarang 1914 London 1921 Marseille 1922 British Empire Exhibition (1924–25) Antwerp 1930 Stockholm 1930 Paris 1931 Porto 1934 Glasgow 1938

North America	New York City 1826–1897 Bryant Park, New York City 1853 Atlanta 1881 Louisville 1883–87 New Orleans 1884 Atlanta 1887 San Francisco 1894 Atlanta 1895 Nashville 1897 Omaha 1898 Buffalo 1901 Charleston 1901–02 Portland, Oregon 1905 Jamestown 1907 Seattle 1909 Knoxville 1913 San Diego 1915–17 Bronx 1918 Philadelphia 1926 San Diego 1935–36 Dallas 1936 Cleveland 1936–37 Dallas 1937 San Francisco 1939–40 New York City 1964–65

South America	Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

List of world's fairs in Italy

Piedmont-Sardinia	Prima Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno (1829) Seconda Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno (1832) Pubblica esposizione dell'anno (1838) Quarto Esposizione d'Industria et di Belle Arti (1844) Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manufatture nazionale (1846) Quinta Esposizione di Industria e di Belle Arti (1850) Esposizione Industriale (1854)

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	Solenne Pubblica Esposizione di Arti e Manifatture

Kingdom of Sardinia	Sesta Esposizione Nazionale di Prodotti d'Industri

Kingdom of Italy	International exhibition (1874) General Italian exhibition (1884) World exhibition (1887) Italio-Americana exhibition (1892) Esposizione Generale Italiana (1898) Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna (1902) Milan International (1906) International Exhibition of Art (1911) Turin International (1911) International marine and maritme exhibition (1914) Esposizione universale (1942)

Italy	Expo of Agriculture Rome (1953) Oltremare Exhibition (1954) International Expo of Sport (1955) Expo 61 Genoa Expo '92 Expo 2015 Triennial 2016

Coordinates: 44°24′37″N 8°55′35″E / 44.4103°N 8.9264°E / 44.4103; 8.9264

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