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===Relocation of pavilions=== [[File:Exposition univ 1900.jpg|thumb|Poster for the 1900 expo]] Some pavilions have been transported overseas intact: * The Argentine Pavilion from the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|1889 Paris]] was relocated to [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina until its demolition in 1932. * The Chilean Pavilion from [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|1889 Paris]] is now in [[Santiago]], Chile, and following significant refurbishment in 1992 functions as the Museo Artequin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artequin.cl/ |title=Artequin |publisher=Artequin.cl |access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> * The [[Peru]]vian Pavilion from [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 Paris]] is now in [[Lima]], as home to the Military Academy of History. * The [[Japanese Tower of Brussels|Japanese Tower]] of the 1900 World's Fair in Paris was relocated to [[Laken]] (Brussels) on request of King Leopold II of Belgium. * The [[Belgian Building|Belgium Pavilion]] from the 1939 New York World's Fair was relocated to [[Virginia Union University]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. * The [[Soviet Union|USSR]] Pavilion from [[Expo 67]] is now in [[Moscow]]. * The [[Sanyo]] Pavilion from [[Expo '70]] is the Asian Centre at the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]]. * The Portugal Pavilion from [[Expo 2000]] is now in [[Coimbra]], Portugal. * The United Arab Emirates Pavilion from [[Expo 2010]] is now in [[Saadiyat Island]] in [[Abu Dhabi]] in UAE<ref name="uaenewhome">{{cite web|url=http://expo2020dubai.ae/en/world_expos/the_uae_in_world_expos|access-date=5 December 2013|title=The UAE in World Expos |website= Expo 2020, Dubai, UAE|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215203648/http://expo2020dubai.ae/en/world_expos/the_uae_in_world_expos|url-status=dead}}</ref> * The Bahrain Pavilion from [[Expo 2015]] was relocated to Bahrain. The Azerbaijan Pavilion is in that country's capital [[Baku]]. The Chinese Pavilion was brought back to [[Qingdao]] and is on the site of the 2014 horticultural exhibition. * The [[Save the Children]] Italy pavilion from Expo 2015 was dismantled and re-built as school for Syrian refugee children in [[Lebanon]].<ref name="catalyticactionwebsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.catalyticaction.org/all-project-list/jarahieh-school-for-syrian-refugee-children-in-lebanon/|access-date=27 January 2017|title=Jarahieh School for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon |website=CatalyticAction |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706070143/http://www.catalyticaction.org/all-project-list/jarahieh-school-for-syrian-refugee-children-in-lebanon/ |archive-date= 6 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="savethechildrenwebsite">{{cite web|url=https://www.savethechildren.it/blog-notizie/la-nuova-vita-del-villaggio-expo-una-scuola-libano |website=Save the Children Italia |access-date=27 January 2017|title=La nuova vita del villaggio Expo: una scuola in Libano|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> The Brussels [[Expo '58]] relocated many pavilions within [[Belgium]]: the pavilion of Jacques Chocolats moved to the town of [[Diest]] to house the new town swimming pool. Another pavilion was relocated to [[Willebroek]] and has been used as dance hall Carré<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carre.be |title=Home – Carré |publisher=Carre.be |access-date=1 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034214/http://www.carre.be/ |archive-date=1 May 2011 }}</ref> ever since. One smaller pavilion still stands on the boulevard towards the [[Atomium]]: the restaurant "Salon 58" in the pavilion of Comptoir Tuilier.
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