Chōsen Exhibition
Appearance
Chosun Exhibition | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Chosun Exhibition |
Visitors | 986179 |
Participant(s) | |
Countries | 3 |
Location | |
Country | Korea |
City | Gyeongseong (Seoul) |
Venue | Gyeongbokgung |
Coordinates | 37°34′43″N 126°58′38″E / 37.57861°N 126.97722°E |
Timeline | |
Opening | 12 September 1929 |
Closure | 31 October 1929 |
The Chosun Exhibition was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Japanese colony in Korea.[1] It was held at Gyeongbokgung, opened on 12 September 1929, ran until 31 October 1929[2] and was attended by 986,179 people.[3]
Contents
As well as a Reception Hall there were Navy, rice, fisheries,[4] Industries South,[5] Industries North, Electric Machinery, Ministry of Railways[6] Gyeonghoeru[4] and Jeonnam pavilions.[7] Japan itself was represented by the Domestic Pavilion.[8]
There was a Children's Land with a locomotive and a panoramic picture of elephants in India,[8] a moving pictures pavilion[6]. The Architectural Association of Chosun had a display of three model houses showing modern housing.[9] and the Gakutensoku robot was shown.[10]
References
- ^ Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 51, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ Kuitert, Wybe, From Gyeongbok Royal Palace to the Chosun Exposition:A Transformation in Space (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-06, retrieved 2018-12-06
- ^ Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 57, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ a b Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 56, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 59, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ a b Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 60, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 53, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ a b Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 61, retrieved 6 December 2018
- ^ Suh Kuee-Sook, Suh Kuee-Sook. "The Research on the Process and Floor Plan of Model Houses for The Chosun Exhibition in 1929". Journal of the Korean housing association.
- ^ Ishikawa, Atsuko, Common people involved with the Chosun Expo, as seen from visual records, p. 63, retrieved 6 December 2018