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World's Fair Park is a public park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.The park sits on the former fairgrounds of the 1982 World's Fair hosted in Knoxville. Today, the park is home to the Sunsphere and the Tennessee Amphitheater, the two remaining structures from the exposition.
The 1982 World's Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) and simply as Energy Expo '82 and Expo '82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
The Fair was not held in 1917 or 1918 due to influenza outbreak but began again in 1919. [3] The fair was later rechartered as a non-profit organization and renamed the Tennessee Valley Agricultural and Industrial Fair in 1932 - the 1933 fair was the first Fair operating under the new name.
Visit Knoxville reopened the Sunsphere observation deck on February 22, 2022. The floor offers a 360-degree view stretching from downtown to the Great Smoky Mountains, including World's Fair Park, the Tennessee River, and the University of Tennessee Campus. Visitors can also view a 1982 World's Fair timeline, gallery, memorabilia, and gift shop.
1913 – Knoxville, Tennessee, United States – National Conservation Exposition [98] 1914 – London, United Kingdom – Anglo-American Exhibition [95] 1914 – Malmö, Sweden – Baltic Exhibition [citation needed] 1914 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – International Exposition of Sea Fishery Industries (1914) [citation needed]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in ...
Chartered in 1851, the Knox County Fair is the longest-running such event in Illinois. This year's fair runs July 10-15. Knox County to host 172nd annual county fair.
The Tennessee Amphitheater was built for 1982 World's Fair [1] and was designed by structural engineer Horst Berger, part of McCarty Bullock and Holsaple, architects of Knoxville (led by architect Bruce McCarty, the Master Architect of the 1982 World's Fair), and Geiger Berger, structural engineers of New York City. Berger was known for his ...