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 The
- Schaefer
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- Schaefer
Center, home of America's oldest lager beer, combines unique
architectural construction with a relaxing and pleasant atomosphere.
The Center houses a Restaurant of Tomorrow and an exhibiton area
under its two air-filled "floating" roofs.
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larger structure is the Restaurant of Tomorrow, featuring circular
tables among arrangements of flowering trees.
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the smaller dome, an exhibit traces the founding of The F. &
M. Schaefer Brewing Co. in 1842 to the present day.
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the grounds surrounding Schaefer Center are beautifully landscaped
gardens and an old-fashioned beer garden.
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- The
- Sudan
- Pavilion
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- The
Pavilion of Sudan occupies a site of 14,000 square feet in the
International Area of the New York World's Fair. The building
is a striking contemporary mosque of reinforced concrete, one
of the features being the enclosure of the second floor in a
teak lattice of Islamic design. It also features cinema programs
and native entertainment, and contains huts housing craftsmen
making native products.
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- The
- Thailand
- Pavilion
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- The
Marble Wat of Bangkok fame has been reconstructed in the Thailand
Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. The original Wat is dedicated
to the Buddhist religion and culture and is a landmark seen by
thousands of visitors to Thailand's Capital. The Pavilion also
contains cultrual exhibits -- and a fine restaurant featuring
famous native dishes.
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- The
- Tower
- of Light
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- The
spectacular Tower of Light, The Electric Power and Light Companies'
pavilion, features a 12 billion candle power welcome light that
can be seen for miles in every direction. It is the greatest
concentration of exposition lighting in the world -- brighter
than 50 illuminated Yankee Stadiums or 340,000 automobile headlights.
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night, the hundreds of aluminum panels are bathed in ever-chainging
colored lights, while during the day, the building reflects the
sun's rays with a magic irridescence.
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visitors ride a revolving "magic carpet" through "The
Brightest Show On Earth," a light-hearted musical using
three dimensional animated figures, dramatic lighting effects,
music, dialogue and motion pictures to tell the story of the
(investor-owned) electric utility industry.
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- The
- Travelers
- Exhibit
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- "The
Triumph of Man"
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Travelers Exhibit is housed in a unique building -- one that
is patterned after its familiar symbol of insurance protection
. . . the red umbrella.
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this structure is a dioramatic portrayal of man's struggle and
growth against untold odds to reach his stature of today. It
begins in prehistoric times -- more than two billion years ago
and shows his progress through centuries upon centuries to the
present.
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have the feeling of being there -- a part of each episode --
living it yourself in all its color, splendor and grimness. You
hear the sounds of the day, the noises of battles, the cries
of man's agonies, the glories of achievement. You hear and see
it all . . . just as it once was.
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- The
- United
States
- Pavilion
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- The
Federal Exhibition is a declaration of faith in the spiritual
greatness of the American people. It includes five separate units,
each using a different exhibit technique but integrating to express
and depict a total story. An escalator takes the visitor to the
upper level where he finds that our journey becomes literal in
that he gets into a moving grandstand carrying 60 people that
will move through a series of motion picture experiences throughout
the entire upper level. At the conclusion of the ride the visitor
returns to the lower level where children and adults will receive
supplementary reference guidance on every subject in the entire
exhibition. The U. S. Pavilion will also sponsor an extensive
musical program of performers and groups from throughout the
U. S. and possessions.
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Webmaster's note... Many thanks to Steve Perley and Al Soltesz
for scanning and submitting their collections of ED-U-Cards.
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- The
- Vatican
- Pavilion
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- The
Vatican Pavilion at the New York World's Fair is constructed
on an oval-shaped plot of land measuring 50,000 square feet and
costs approximately $2,000,000. Surmounted by a lantern and cross,
it will rise to a total height of 100 feet and measure 208 feet
in length and 135 feet in width. A chapel with a capacity of
350 persons will be located on the mezzanine of the pavilion,
and will exhibit the statue of "The Good Shepherd".
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exhibit features the "Pieta" by Michelangelo, also
a gallery of Michelangelo's works as an artist. There is also
an exhibit of one-quarter life size color transparencies of the
Sistine Chapel, and a collection of Vatican coins.
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