Expo 2015
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | International Registered Exhibition |
| Name | Expo Milano 2015 |
| Motto | Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life |
| Area | 200 hectares (490 acres) |
| Visitors | 22,200,000 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 145 |
| Organizations | 17 |
| Business | 21 |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| City | Milan |
| Venue | Milan-Rho |
| Coordinates | 45°31′7″N 9°6′24″E / 45.51861°N 9.10667°ECoordinates: 45°31′7″N 9°6′24″E / 45.51861°N 9.10667°E |
| Timeline | |
| Awarded | March 31, 2008 |
| Opening | May 1, 2015 |
| Closure | October 31, 2015 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2010 in Shanghai |
| Next | Expo 2020 in Dubai |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2012 in Yeosu |
| Next | Expo 2017 in Astana |
| Horticultural expositions | |
| Previous | Floriade 2012 in Venlo |
| Next | Expo 2016 in Antalya |
| Internet | |
| Website | expo2015.org |
Expo 2015 was a universal exposition hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International.
The International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) general assembly in Paris decided in favour of Milan on March 31, 2008. On November 23, 2010, the event was announced by the BIE. Expo 2015's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".
Expo 2015's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", encompassing technology, innovation, culture, traditions and creativity and how they relate to food and diet. The exposition developed themes introduced in earlier expos (such as water at Expo 2008 in Zaragoza) in light of new global scenarios and emerging issues, focusing on the right to healthy, secure and sufficient food for the world's inhabitants. Futuristic concerns about food security are compounded by forecasts of increasing uncertainty about the quantity of food which will be available globally. The exposition had seven sub-themes:
The Expo 2015 site is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Milan, in the municipalities of Rho and Pero, and covers an area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi). It is adjacent to the Fiera Milano fairgrounds, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas, which may be considered the cornerstone of the area's urban redevelopment. It had long been an industrial zone before its conversion to logistical and municipal services and agriculture. The fairgrounds and the Expo site were connected by a pedestrian bridge adjacent to the Rho-Pero high-speed rail station. Originally-planned bicycle paths were never constructed, and several motorways were built (or expanded) to allow access to the site.
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