Expo 86 - Pavilions

Pavilions

Canadian provincial and territorial pavilions:

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Nova Scotia
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories

Country and international pavilions:

  • Australia
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Canada
  • China
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Eastern Caribbean
  • European Community
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Singapore
  • South Pacific
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • U.S.S.R.
  • Yugoslavia

US states' pavilions:

  • California
  • Oregon
  • Washington

Corporate/NGO pavilions:

  • Air Canada
  • BCTV
  • Canadian National
  • General Motors - Had one of the more popular exhibits in its pavilion: "Spirit Lodge" a live show augmented with holographic effects and other special effects. It was produced by Bob Rogers and created with the assistance of the Kwagulth Native reserve in Alert Bay (British Columbia).
  • Via Rail Exhibit
  • Canadian Pacific - The pavilion's main feature was the film: Rainbow War
  • Telecom Canada - Featured a Circle-Vision 360° movie: "Portraits of Canada - Images du Canada"

Other pavilions and exhibits:

  • Great Hall of Ramses II (Egypt) - containing rare treasures from the life of the pharaoh
  • Great Norwegian Explorers (Norway)
  • Pavilion of Promise (Christian pavilion)
  • Roundhouse - a renovated 100-year-old railway roundhouse contained various historical locomotives.
  • Expo Centre (later Science World, now Telus World of Science)
  • Parade of Steam - a runby of various Steam Locomotives from Canada, the USA, and UK. This was part of a 2 week exhibit called "SteamExpo"

Outdoor exhibits:

  • Air Plaza
  • Land Plaza
  • Marine Plaza
  • Folklife
  • Highway 86 - a sculpture/exhibit consisting of a 217m 4 lane concrete highway that contained various modes of transportation (cars, mopeds, bikes, etc.) that were frozen in time. All the real vehicles were painted a shade of light grey, and mounted in place. It was designed by 'S.I.T.E. Projects' of New York.
  • UFO H2O - a UFO inspired children's water playground.

Theatres:

  • Labatt's Expo Theatre
  • Kodak Pacific Bowl
  • Xerox International Theatre

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