International Exhibition (1906)

EXPO Christchurch 1906
Main building
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	New Zealand International Exhibition
Area	164 hectares (410 acres)
Visitors	2,000,000
Location
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Venue	Hagley Park
Coordinates	43°31′48″S 172°37′12″E / 43.53000°S 172.62000°E / -43.53000; 172.62000
Timeline
Opening	1 November 1906 (1906-11-01)
Closure	15 April 1907 (1907-04-15)
Universal expositions
Previous	Liège International (1905) in Liège
Next	Brussels International 1910 in Brussels
Simultaneous
Other	Milan International (1906)

The New Zealand International Exhibition (the biggest in the country to that time) opened 1 November 1906 in Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand. Nearly two million people visited the exhibition during the next few months.^[1] A branch railway line was built across North Hagley Park to service the exhibition. The attractions included New Zealand’s first professional symphony orchestra (conducted by Alfred Hill), and the first Dominion pipe band contest which was won by the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band. The exhibition closed on 15 April 1907 and the remaining buildings had been removed by the end of August 1907.

The architect for the buildings was Joseph Clarkson Maddison. He also designed the Carlton Hotel, which was commissioned by the Wards's Brewery to be built in time for the International Exhibition.^[2]

Chromolithograph of the Exhibition Buildings in Hagley Park by Philip Robert Presants

Plan of the Exhibition Buildings in Hagley Park

References

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↑ "New Zealand International Exhibition 1906". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
↑ "Carlton Hotel". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

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 New Zealand

New Zealand Exhibition (1865) New Zealand Industrial Exhibition New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1889) Otago Jubilee Industrial Exhibition (1898) International Exhibition (1906) Auckland Exhibition New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition (1925) New Zealand Centennial Exhibition

Coordinates: 43°31′37″S 172°37′34″E / 43.527°S 172.626°E / -43.527; 172.626

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