Joseon Grand Exposition

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Joseon Grand Exposition
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameJoseon Grand Exposition
Area28 acres
Organized byKeijō Nippō newspaper
Participant(s)
Countries4
Location
CountryKorea
CityGyeongseong Seoul
VenueGyeongseong station
Timeline
Opening1 September 1940

The Joseon Grand Exposition(조선대박람회,朝鮮大博覽會會) opened on 1 September 1940 at east East Kyǒngsǒng Station (now Seoul Station).[1][2] It was organised by the Keijō Nippō newspaper.[3]

Aims[]

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "A virtual tour of the war at the chosǒn grand exposition of 1940 and colonial belonging". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ Pérez-Gómez, Alberto; Parcell, Stephen (February 2016). Chora 7: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture - Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Stephen Parcell - Google Books. ISBN 9780773598799. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Symbolic Meanings of Architectural Style of Expo Buildings during Japanese Ruling Era of Korea | Semantic Scholar". S2CID 108182199. Retrieved 3 June 2021. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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