Expo 58
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Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles de 1958, Dutch: Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling van 1958), was a world's fair held on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 April to 19 October 1958.[1] It was the first major world's fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) after World War II.
World's fair held in Brussels, Belgium
| 1958 Brussels | |
|---|---|
The Philips Pavilion during Expo '58 | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | First category General Exposition |
| Name | Expo 58 |
| Area | 2 km2 (490 acres) |
| Visitors | 41,454,412 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 44 |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| City | Brussels |
| Venue | Heysel/Heizel Plateau |
| Coordinates | 50°53′50″N 4°20′21″E |
| Timeline | |
| Bidding | 7 May 1948 (1948-05-07) |
| Awarded | November 1953 |
| Opening | 17 April 1958 (1958-04-17) |
| Closure | 19 October 1958 (1958-10-19) |
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