The flamboyant building along burrard inlet became an instant icon for vancouver.
Expo 86 modular buildings original roof membrane.
Land air and water.
In 1978 sam bawlf then bc minister of recreation and conservation proposed an exposition to.
The event promises to put participants from 145 counties in touch with an estimated 20 million visitors across 60 pavilions a record number exceeding even expo 2010 in shanghai.
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The 1986 world exposition on transportation and communication or simply expo 86 was a world s fair held in vancouver british columbia canada from friday may 2 until monday october 13 1986.
The fair the theme of which was transportation and communication.
Canada place received a royal launch from prince charles in 1986 when it debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86.
Up until the late 1970s the 173 acre 0 7 km 2 site on false creek where expo was staged was a former cpr rail yard and an industrial wasteland.
Saint helen s island until a fire in 1976 destroyed the original acrylic membrane.
Expo 86 ran between may 2 and oct.
The logo of three interlocking rings to make the 86 in the logo stood for the three main modes of transportation.
The building is epcot s icon and is also included in the park s logo.
World in motion world in touch coincided with vancouver s centennial and was held on the north shore of false creek.
The 311 million deficit was covered by provincial lottery revenues.
Prince charles in 1986 when it debuted as the canada pavilion at expo 86.
Expo s total cost of 1 5 billion was shared by ottawa and victoria and corporate participants.