The Chōsen Grand Exposition (Japanese: 朝鮮大博覧会, Korean: 조선대박람회) was an exposition held on 1 September 1940 in East Kyǒngsǒng Station (now Seoul Station), Keijō (Seoul), Chōsen (Korea), Empire of Japan.[1][2] Its full name was Kigen Year 2600 Colonial Government 30th Anniversary Chōsen Grand Exposition (紀元二千六百年 始政三十周年記念 朝鮮大博覧会, 기원이천육백년 시정삼십주년기념 조선대박람회).
| Chōsen Grand Exposition | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Chōsen Grand Exposition |
| Area | 28 acres |
| Organized by | Keijō Nippō newspaper |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 4 |
| Location | |
| Country | Korea |
| City | Keijō (Seoul) |
| Venue | Gyeongseong station |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 1 September 1940 |
It was held in honor of the 2600th year of the Japanese calendar (kigen) and 30th anniversary of Japanese colonial rule in Korea. It was organised by the Keijō Nippō newspaper.[3]
Aims edit
The exhibition had three aims: to mark 2600 years of the Japanese Empire, 30 years of Japanese Government in Korea and to prepare the population for war.[3]
Architecture edit
Architecture was in modernism style,[4] spread over 28 acres.[3]
Pavilions included Booming of Korea, China, Manchuria and Manchurian settler's pavilion, both by the Korean-Manchurian Colonial Company, Mongolia pavilion, and Seoul.[3]
The Holy War Street contained the Holy War Pavilion and War Achievements Pavilion both displaying battle scene dioramas and trophies from the second Sino-Japanese war.[3]
References edit
- ^ "A virtual tour of the war at the chosǒn grand exposition of 1940 and colonial belonging". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Pérez-Gómez, Alberto; Parcell, Stephen (February 2016). Chora 7: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture - Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Stephen Parcell - Google Books. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773598799. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Inhye, K. "A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE WAR AT THE CHOSON GRAND EXPOSITION OF 1940 AND COLONIAL BELONGING". Acta Koreana. 18 (2): 445–482.
- ^ "Symbolic Meanings of Architectural Style of Expo Buildings during Japanese Ruling Era of Korea | Semantic Scholar". Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture. doi:10.9715/KILA.2014.42.5.134. S2CID 108182199.
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