Expo '58, the first world's fair after World War II, took place in Belgium during the cold war:
from Wikipedia . . . "The
autograph of Mozart's Requiem was placed on display. At some point,
someone was able to gain access to the manuscript, tearing off the
bottom right-hand corner of the second to last page (folio 99r/45r),
containing the words "Quam olim d: C:". As of 2012 the perpetrator has
not been identified and the fragment has not been recovered. If the
most common authorship theory is true, then "Quam olim d: C:" might very
well be the last words Mozart wrote before he died. It is probable that
whoever stole the fragment believed that to be the case."
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
entry tickets were printed in both Belgian languages, and apparently
cost 30 franks ... attendance was 41 million people
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
the Atomium ... a giant model of a unit cell of an iron crystal
cost 30 franks ... attendance was 41 million people
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
the Atomium ... a giant model of a unit cell of an iron crystal
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
an escalator inside the Atomium see full size
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
1958 Atomium momentos
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
surrounding projection technology that was later called Circle-Vision 360°
at Expo 67 in Canada ... the Soviet pavilion had a model of Sputnik which
mysteriously disappeared, and they accused the US of stealing it
see full size
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
part of the Russian pavilion ... a map shows nuclear icebreaker routes
(the Soviet exposition was awarded with a Grand Prix)
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
part of the Russian pavilion ... a map shows nuclear icebreaker routes
(the Soviet exposition was awarded with a Grand Prix)
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
the 'Pavillon des Postes et Télécommunication' see full size
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
in the Atomium was George Nelson's modular design, 'Marshmallow Sofa'
see full size
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
a recent photograph see full size
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
the Czech pavilion
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
a recent photograph see full size
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
the Czech pavilion
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
see full size
see full size