Extant Structures of World Expos
Created: July 15, 2025
Last edit: July 15, 2025
A non-exhaustive list of extant structures from World Expos that I learn about from reading and wandering. Places I've visited are marked with a ★.
| Year | Expo | Location | Structure | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Exposition Universelle | Paris, France | Eiffel Tower | Eiffel Tower↗ |
| 1893 | World's Columbian Exposition | Chicago, IL | Palace of Fine Arts | Museum of Science and Industry↗ |
| 1893 | World's Columbian Exposition | Chicago, IL | World's Congress Auxiliary Building | Art Institue of Chicago↗ |
| 1893 | World's Columbian Exposition | Chicago, IL | Japanese Garden | Garden of the Phoenix↗ |
| 1901 | Pan American Exposition | Buffalo, NY | New York State Building | The Buffalo History Museum↗ |
| 1939 | New York World's Fair | New York, NY | New York City Pavilion | Queens Museum↗ |
| 1958 | Expo 58 | Brussels, Belgium | Atomium | Atomium↗ |
| 1962 | Century 21 Exposition | Seattle, WA | Space Needle | Space Needle↗ |
| 1968 | HemisFair '68 | San Antonio, TX | Tower of the Americas | Tower of the Americas↗ |
| 1970 | Expo '70 | Osaka, Japan | Tower of the Sun | See this and more at Expo '70 Commemorative Park↗ ★ |
| 2005 | Expo 2005 | Aichi, Japan | Satsuki and Mei's House | Now part of Ghibli Park↗ |
Bonus: Structures from Unofficial Expos
| Year | Expo | Location | Structure | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Tennessee Centennial Exposition | Nashville, TN | Parthenon | Parthenon↗ ★ |
| 1964 | New York World's Fair | New York, NY | Unisphere | Unisphere↗ |
| 1964 | New York World's Fair | New York, NY | It's a Small World | Now located in Disneyland↗ in California |
| 1964 | New York World's Fair | New York, NY | Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress | Now located in the Magic Kingdom↗ in Florida ★ |