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My Expo '93 Page
Flags of the World at the United Nations Pavilion
and Plaza, Taejon Expo '93, now home to the Expo '93 Museum
I
had the distinct pleasure of being able to work for the 1993 World
Exposition at Taejon (now Daejon) - a central transport and R&D
science hub located in the centre of the Republic of Korea.
The
first Exposition to be held by a developing nation - the first
Exposition to be held by Korea - and the third Exposition to be held in
Asia - Taejon Expo '93 celebrated the Centenary of the 'hermit
kingdom's' first representation at a World Exposition - at the 1893
Columbian Exposition in Chicago, U.S.A.
The
three month international specialised Expo was held between 7 August
and 7 November 1993 - a total of 93 days - and attracted a record
number of international participants - 108 - as well as 33 U.N. level
organisations, and numerous other multi-lateral organisations and
corporations.
A
'universal-expositions' style Korean Corporate Zone, coupled with an
'international-expositions' style International Zone, Taejon Expo '93
managed to marry these two forms in a unique manner, and showcased the
latest in Korean and International emergent technologies on the
Exposition theme -'The Challenge of a New Road to Development'.
Over
14 million visitors - some 5% international - and nearly 50% Korean
students - made the Expo site a bustling technopolis - opening a door
to the 21st century and further, heralding a new age in Korean and
International cultural exchange.
Please feel free to view some of these images from Expo '93 - Courtesy of Foundation Expo '88 and the Taejon International Exposition
Organizing Committee Press Center.
Kum'dori
- the cute and likeable Taejon Expo '93 Official Mascot - a
Cosmic Sky Elf
The Taejon Expo '93 Official Logo
- incorporating a Korean 'tae'guk' (yin-yang circle) superimposed
on a blue earth globe
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