United States pavilion at Expo 67

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The United States pavilion at Expo 67 was a landmark geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller to showcase American culture, technology, and innovation during the 1967 Montreal world's fair.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exhibition building ⓘ
geodesic dome ⓘ
national pavilion ⓘ
world's fair pavilion ⓘ
afterFire steel structure left exposed ⓘ
architecturalStyle geodesic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Cold War cultural diplomacy ⓘ
United States participation in Expo 67 ⓘ
completionDate 1967 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
countryRepresented United States ⓘ
currentFunction environmental museum ⓘ
currentName Biosphère ⓘ
currentOperator Environment and Climate Change Canada ⓘ
designer Buckminster Fuller ⓘ
diameter approximately 76 meters ⓘ
event Expo 67 ⓘ
exhibited American art and culture ⓘ
American industrial products ⓘ
space exploration technology ⓘ
fireIncident 1976 fire damaged acrylic skin ⓘ
height approximately 62 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus architectural landmark in Montreal ⓘ
inspiredBy Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome concepts ⓘ
locatedOn Saint Lawrence River island ⓘ
location Canada ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada

Île Sainte-Hélène ⓘ
material acrylic panels ⓘ
steel ⓘ
municipality Ville-Marie borough of Montreal ⓘ
notableFeature large transparent geodesic dome ⓘ
multi-level exhibition platforms ⓘ
openingDate 1967-04-27 ⓘ
operatorDuringExpo United States Information Agency ⓘ
partOf Expo 67 national pavilions ⓘ
postExpoUse converted into an environmental museum ⓘ
purpose to showcase the United States at Expo 67 ⓘ
shape sphere segment ⓘ
structuralEngineer Geodesics, Inc. ⓘ
structuralSystem steel space frame ⓘ
theme American culture ⓘ
American innovation ⓘ
American technology ⓘ
visitorCapacity thousands of visitors per day ⓘ

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Biosphere (Montreal) → originalFunction → United States pavilion at Expo 67 ⓘ
Soviet Union Pavilion → relatedTo → United States Pavilion at Expo 67 ⓘ
linked to: United States pavilion at Expo 67
Voice of Fire → commissionedBy → United States Pavilion at Expo 67 ⓘ
subject linked to: Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman
linked to: United States pavilion at Expo 67
Voice of Fire → exhibitedAt → United States Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal ⓘ
subject linked to: Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman
linked to: United States pavilion at Expo 67
Shoji Sadao → notableWork → U.S. Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal ⓘ
linked to: United States pavilion at Expo 67
Biosphere, Environment Museum → originalFunction → United States pavilion at Expo 67 ⓘ
Voice of Fire → exhibitionVenue → United States Pavilion at Expo 67 ⓘ
linked to: United States pavilion at Expo 67