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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
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Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
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16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life
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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life
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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
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Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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1 May 2018 to 7 October 2018
1 May 2018 to 7 October 2018
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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1 May 2018 to
7 October 2018
1 May 2018 to
7 October 2018
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Main galleries
Main galleries
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Geoff Manaugh examines urban design in the context of epidemiology, pandemics and quarantine, including measures taken by the United States’ government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. His fall 2009 design studio Landscapes of Quarantine examines(...)
Geoff Manaugh examines urban design in the context of epidemiology, pandemics and quarantine, including measures taken by the United States’ government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. His fall 2009 design studio Landscapes of Quarantine examines(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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22 October 2009 , 7pm
22 October 2009 , 7pm
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Geoff Manaugh: Cities of the CDC
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Geoff Manaugh examines urban design in the context of epidemiology, pandemics and quarantine, including measures taken by the United States’ government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. His fall 2009 design studio Landscapes of Quarantine examines(...)
Geoff Manaugh: Cities of the CDC
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Geoff Manaugh examines urban design in the context of epidemiology, pandemics and quarantine, including measures taken by the United States’ government agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG and The BLDGBLOG Book, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. His fall 2009 design studio Landscapes of Quarantine examines(...)
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events
events
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22 October 2009
7pm
22 October 2009
7pm
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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photographs
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ARCH256427
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"The site of Expo, then and now. The inset shows Ile Sainte-Helene as of July 23, 1963, just before work began on enlarging the site. The main picture shows the Exhibition grounds today. / On voit ci-dessus le terrain de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Montréal avant le début des travaux d'agrandissement, le 23 juillet 1963 en haut à gauche. Dans le reste de la photo, on voit sa configuration telle qu'elle est aujourd'hui."--Description.
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"The site of Expo, then and now. The inset shows Ile Sainte-Helene as of July 23, 1963, just before work began on enlarging the site. The main picture shows the Exhibition grounds today. / On voit ci-dessus le terrain de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Montréal avant le début des travaux d'agrandissement, le 23 juillet 1963 en haut à gauche. Dans le reste de la photo, on voit sa configuration telle qu'elle est aujourd'hui."--Description.
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1963-1965
1963-1965
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Aerial views of the Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame sites prior and after their enlargement, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"The site of Expo, then and now. The inset shows Ile Sainte-Helene as of July 23, 1963, just before work began on enlarging the site. The main picture shows the Exhibition grounds today. / On voit ci-dessus le terrain de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Montréal avant le début des travaux d'agrandissement, le 23 juillet 1963 en haut à gauche. Dans le reste de la photo, on voit sa configuration telle qu'elle est aujourd'hui."--Description.
Aerial views of the Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame sites prior and after their enlargement, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"The site of Expo, then and now. The inset shows Ile Sainte-Helene as of July 23, 1963, just before work began on enlarging the site. The main picture shows the Exhibition grounds today. / On voit ci-dessus le terrain de l'Exposition universelle et internationale de Montréal avant le début des travaux d'agrandissement, le 23 juillet 1963 en haut à gauche. Dans le reste de la photo, on voit sa configuration telle qu'elle est aujourd'hui."--Description.
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photographs
photographs
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1963-1965
1963-1965
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Arrivals
Arrivals
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Arrivals features gifts to the collection received in honour of Phyllis Lambert’s eightieth birthday. It includes original prints by acclaimed photographers and artists experimenting with the language of photography: Dieter Appelt, Robert Burley, Edward Burtynsky, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Thomas Florschuetz, John Gossage, Guido Guidi, Gordon Matta-Clark (donated by Jane(...)
Arrivals features gifts to the collection received in honour of Phyllis Lambert’s eightieth birthday. It includes original prints by acclaimed photographers and artists experimenting with the language of photography: Dieter Appelt, Robert Burley, Edward Burtynsky, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Thomas Florschuetz, John Gossage, Guido Guidi, Gordon Matta-Clark (donated by Jane(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
Date:
24 January 2008 to 23 March 2008
24 January 2008 to 23 March 2008
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Arrivals
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Arrivals features gifts to the collection received in honour of Phyllis Lambert’s eightieth birthday. It includes original prints by acclaimed photographers and artists experimenting with the language of photography: Dieter Appelt, Robert Burley, Edward Burtynsky, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Thomas Florschuetz, John Gossage, Guido Guidi, Gordon Matta-Clark (donated by Jane(...)
Arrivals
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Arrivals features gifts to the collection received in honour of Phyllis Lambert’s eightieth birthday. It includes original prints by acclaimed photographers and artists experimenting with the language of photography: Dieter Appelt, Robert Burley, Edward Burtynsky, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Thomas Florschuetz, John Gossage, Guido Guidi, Gordon Matta-Clark (donated by Jane(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
24 January 2008 to
23 March 2008
24 January 2008 to
23 March 2008
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
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1914-2008
1914-2008
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Gordon Matta-Clark collection
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CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
Gordon Matta-Clark collection
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CP138
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The Gordon Matta-Clark collection documents the personal and professional activities of Gordon Matta-Clark through his correspondence, texts, library, artwork and films, created predominantly between 1969 and 1978. Additionally the collection contains correspondence and photographs collected by Anne Alpert, Matta-Clark's mother, and documentation on his work collected by his widow Jane Crawford following his death.
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archives
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1914-2008
1914-2008
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textual records
textual records
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ARCH158566
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La chemise contient : 1 exemplaire d'une brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967, sur le projet du Centre du commerce international, D'Astous et Pothier, architectes, 1963. 21 x 21 cm. 1 exemplaire d'un livre paru en octobre 1993, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de consécration de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay (Roger D'Astous, architecte, 1961), marquant le 35ième anniversaire de fondation de la paroisse. 13,5 x 23 cm.
ARCH158566
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La chemise contient : 1 exemplaire d'une brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967, sur le projet du Centre du commerce international, D'Astous et Pothier, architectes, 1963. 21 x 21 cm. 1 exemplaire d'un livre paru en octobre 1993, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de consécration de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay (Roger D'Astous, architecte, 1961), marquant le 35ième anniversaire de fondation de la paroisse. 13,5 x 23 cm.
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1963, 1993
1963, 1993
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Brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, livre de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay
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ARCH158566
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La chemise contient : 1 exemplaire d'une brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967, sur le projet du Centre du commerce international, D'Astous et Pothier, architectes, 1963. 21 x 21 cm. 1 exemplaire d'un livre paru en octobre 1993, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de consécration de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay (Roger D'Astous, architecte, 1961), marquant le 35ième anniversaire de fondation de la paroisse. 13,5 x 23 cm.
Brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, livre de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay
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La chemise contient : 1 exemplaire d'une brochure publiée par le Bureau d'expansion économique, Compagnie canadienne de l'Exposition universelle de 1967, sur le projet du Centre du commerce international, D'Astous et Pothier, architectes, 1963. 21 x 21 cm. 1 exemplaire d'un livre paru en octobre 1993, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de consécration de l'église Saint-Maurice-de-Duvernay (Roger D'Astous, architecte, 1961), marquant le 35ième anniversaire de fondation de la paroisse. 13,5 x 23 cm.
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textual records
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1963, 1993
1963, 1993
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
2 May 2001 to 16 September 2001
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Meditations on Piero
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
Meditations on Piero
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Meditations on Piero presents contemporary sculptures by British/Canadian artist Geoffrey Smedley alongside over thirty rare books from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The sculptures draw their inspiration from a series of drawings of the human head by the great Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca. The exhibition relates these drawings and(...)
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exhibitions
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2 May 2001 to
16 September 2001
2 May 2001 to
16 September 2001
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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exhibitions
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Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales
Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales
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The work of Japanese artist Naoya Hatakeyama is concerned largely with the relationship between nature and cities. Comissioned by the CCA, the three series of photographs comprising Scales capture existing architectural models of New York City and Tokyo in a way that challenges notions of scale and the perception of reality. Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales is the fourth and(...)
The work of Japanese artist Naoya Hatakeyama is concerned largely with the relationship between nature and cities. Comissioned by the CCA, the three series of photographs comprising Scales capture existing architectural models of New York City and Tokyo in a way that challenges notions of scale and the perception of reality. Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales is the fourth and(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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27 September 2007 to 3 February 2008
27 September 2007 to 3 February 2008
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Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales
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The work of Japanese artist Naoya Hatakeyama is concerned largely with the relationship between nature and cities. Comissioned by the CCA, the three series of photographs comprising Scales capture existing architectural models of New York City and Tokyo in a way that challenges notions of scale and the perception of reality. Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales is the fourth and(...)
Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales
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The work of Japanese artist Naoya Hatakeyama is concerned largely with the relationship between nature and cities. Comissioned by the CCA, the three series of photographs comprising Scales capture existing architectural models of New York City and Tokyo in a way that challenges notions of scale and the perception of reality. Naoya Hatakeyama: Scales is the fourth and(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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27 September 2007 to
3 February 2008
27 September 2007 to
3 February 2008
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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photographs
photographs
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ARCH256259
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"Le Pavillon de la République de Chine à l'Expo 67 ...... Le Pavillon de la République de Chine exprime on ne peut mieux le sourire et la grâce de l'Orient. L'architecture traditionnelle du bâtiment renferme des éléments d'expositions qui veulent illustrer le rôle de ce pays sur la Terre des Hommes. / Republic of China Pavilion at Expo 67 ..... The two-stories Chinese pavilion on Ile Sainte-Hélène features the traditional architecture of that country. A display of world famous Chinese handicraft work is a special attraction."--Description.
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"Le Pavillon de la République de Chine à l'Expo 67 ...... Le Pavillon de la République de Chine exprime on ne peut mieux le sourire et la grâce de l'Orient. L'architecture traditionnelle du bâtiment renferme des éléments d'expositions qui veulent illustrer le rôle de ce pays sur la Terre des Hommes. / Republic of China Pavilion at Expo 67 ..... The two-stories Chinese pavilion on Ile Sainte-Hélène features the traditional architecture of that country. A display of world famous Chinese handicraft work is a special attraction."--Description.
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1967
1967
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View of the Chinese Pavilion, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"Le Pavillon de la République de Chine à l'Expo 67 ...... Le Pavillon de la République de Chine exprime on ne peut mieux le sourire et la grâce de l'Orient. L'architecture traditionnelle du bâtiment renferme des éléments d'expositions qui veulent illustrer le rôle de ce pays sur la Terre des Hommes. / Republic of China Pavilion at Expo 67 ..... The two-stories Chinese pavilion on Ile Sainte-Hélène features the traditional architecture of that country. A display of world famous Chinese handicraft work is a special attraction."--Description.
View of the Chinese Pavilion, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"Le Pavillon de la République de Chine à l'Expo 67 ...... Le Pavillon de la République de Chine exprime on ne peut mieux le sourire et la grâce de l'Orient. L'architecture traditionnelle du bâtiment renferme des éléments d'expositions qui veulent illustrer le rôle de ce pays sur la Terre des Hommes. / Republic of China Pavilion at Expo 67 ..... The two-stories Chinese pavilion on Ile Sainte-Hélène features the traditional architecture of that country. A display of world famous Chinese handicraft work is a special attraction."--Description.
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1967
1967
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