Grand Bazaar, Istanbul1455 · Marketplace in TurkeyBuilt: 1455. Turkey — N/a A structure with a stucco-and-tile facade topped by a turret. The building had a courtyard with a pool, which was surrounded by displays about liquor, tobacco, and Turkish minerals. Inside were displays of Turkish artwork and artifacts, a replica of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bazaar%2C_Istanbul
San Juan, Puerto Rico1521 · Capital and largest city of Puerto RicoPart of: Northern Coast. Built: 1521. Puerto Rico A 5,000-square-foot (460 m) building surrounding a mockup of a tropical garden. Inside was a mockup of a street in San Juan , with exhibits on Puerto Rico 's products, There were also replicas of an undersea garden, the Casa Blanca , and La Fortalezahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan%2C_Puerto_Rico
Alamo Mission1718 · Fort in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.Part of: San Antonio Missions. Built: 1718. Texas A replica of the Alamo Mission . The central hall included a relief map of Texas highlighting various historical events in the state's history. The building included an auditorium in one wing, and there were lounges and meeting rooms in the other winhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_Mission
Independence Hall1753 · Building in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPart of: Independence National Historical Park. Architect: Edmund Woolley, Andrew Hamilton, William Strickland, Robert Mills. Built: 1753. Pennsylvania A replica of Independence Hall with three exhibit spaces. The hall of democracy had a mural of a Pennsylvania landscape. The hall of tradition had dhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Hall
Massachusetts1788 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States, New England. Built: 1788. Massachusetts A structure with three halls about Massachusetts 's past, present, and future. The halls contained dioramas, articles, documents, and products created in the state.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts
New York (state)1788 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States. Built: 1788. New York State A temporary building outside the Meadow Lake amphitheater. The lobby included the emblems of New York 's 62 counties in a grand panorama. There were also displays about departments of the New York state government; dioramas of Niagara Fahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_%28state%29
North Carolina1789 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States, South Atlantic states, The Carolinas. Built: 1789. North Carolina A structure divided into three sections. The Theme Exhibit had dioramas about North Carolina 's culture and economy. The Court of Tourism had color photos of visitor attractions like the Great Smoky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina
Netherlands1795 · Country in Northwestern Europe and the CaribbeanBuilt: 1795. Netherlands — N/a This pavilion contained dioramas and demonstrations relating to the Netherlands proper, the Dutch East Indies , and Curaçao and Dependencies . A garden with 65,000 tulips was placed around the pavilion. This exhibit only operated during the 1939 season.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
Tennessee1796 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States. Built: 1796. Tennessee A 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m) Georgian-style building. It included photographs, mechanical displays, and dioramas about various aspects of Tennessee 's culture and geography.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee
Ohio1803 · U.S. statePart of: Midwestern United States, contiguous United States. Built: 1803. Ohio A Georgian-style red brick building with a revolving statue at its entrance. Inside were displays about Ohio 's economy and a movie about Ohio's attractions. This exhibit only operated during the 1939 season.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio
Maine1820 · U.S. statePart of: Massachusetts, contiguous United States, New England. Built: 1820. Maine A 4,500-square-foot (420 m) structure. During 1939, this exhibit included displays about Maine 's agriculture, industry, recreation, and coastline. During 1940, it was converted into a standalone New Hampshire pavilionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine
Arkansas1836 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States. Built: 1836. Arkansas This exhibit had displays about various aspects of Arkansas , such as a diorama of Hot Springs National Park and exhibits about the state's agriculture and products.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas
Chicago1837 · Most populous city in Illinois, USPart of: Chicago metropolitan area. Built: 1837. Illinois This exhibit contained a scale model of Chicago with 450,000 buildings. In addition, there were exhibits about various aspects of Illinois history, such as models of Abraham Lincoln 's Springfield home.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
Florida1845 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States, South Atlantic states. Built: 1845. Florida A structure made of materials from Florida . It was surrounded by tropical plants, palm trees, and orange trees, while the building itself had 45 exhibits about various aspects of Florida's history and culture. A motorboahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
West Virginia1863 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States, South Atlantic states. Built: 1863. West Virginia A 3,000-square-foot (280 m) structure made of woods from West Virginia . There were displays about the state's agriculture, geography, industry, natural resources, and recreation. The space was decorated extensivelyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia
Washington (state)1889 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States. Built: 1889. Washington A structure incorporating woods from Washington state. It had a diorama of Mount Rainier , as well as displays about Washington's natural resources.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%28state%29
Utah1896 · U.S. statePart of: contiguous United States. Built: 1896. Utah This exhibit included displays and dioramas of Utah 's agriculture sector, mining sector, and tourist attractions. It included large displays of the Mormon Temple and Mormon Tabernacle .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah
York and Sawyer1898 · American architectural firm (1898–1949) (placed at New York City)Built: 1898. United States Steel subsidiaries York and Sawyer (architects); Walter Dorwin Teague (designer); G. F. Harrell (associate) A dome measuring 132 feet (40 m) wide and 66 feet (20 m) high, with 28,000 square feet (2,600 m) of space across two floors. There were dioramas, murals, and live dehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_and_Sawyer
Scouting America1910 · Youth organization in the United States (placed at Irving)Part of: World Organization of the Scout Movement. Built: 1910. Boy Scouts Camp A 2-acre (0.81 ha) camp next to the Federal Building. Members of the Boy Scouts of America lived in the camp while working the fairgrounds.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting_America
Arizona1912 · U.S. statePart of: Southwestern United States, contiguous United States. Built: 1912. Arizona A pavilion with large photographs of Arizona 's industries and geography on its facade. Inside were displays about the state's natural resources.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona
Old Barracks Museum1914 · Building in Trenton, New JerseyBuilt: 1914. New Jersey A replica of the Old Barracks , made of stone from New Jersey . Inside were displays about New Jersey's agriculture, industries, history, geography, and highways. The facade of the pavilion had three murals depicting the state. During the 1940 season, a diorama of a beach washttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Barracks_Museum
Carrier Global1915 · American air conditioning company (placed at Charlotte)Part of: S&P 500. Built: 1915. Carrier Corporation Reinhard & Hofmeister A 70-foot-tall (21 m) replica of an igloo. The building displayed Carrier Corporation products and contained exhibits of air-conditioning installations around the world.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Global
Matobo National Park1926 · National park in ZimbabweBuilt: 1926. Southern Rhodesia This exhibit included replicas of the Matobo National Park and Victoria Falls , in addition to information about the industries of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The exhibit operated only during part of the 1939 season.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matobo_National_Park
Radio Luxembourg1933–1992 · Multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg (placed at Villa Louvigny)Built: 1933. Demolished: 1992. Luxembourg A 5,000-square-foot (460 m) space. This exhibit included paintings of old castles, as well as photographs of Radio Luxembourg and rural scenes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Luxembourg
Sundberg-Ferar1934 · Industrial design company in Michigan (placed at Walled Lake)Built: 1934. Crosley Corporation Holland & White (architects); Sundberg-Ferar (designers) A building displaying the products of the Crosley Corporation . The main building's facade had a panel depicting the corporation's products, while the products themselves were located inside. A separate structuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundberg-Ferar
SOM (architectural firm)1936 · American architectural and engineering firm (placed at Chicago)Built: 1936. Radio Corporation of America Skidmore & Owings A structure shaped like a radio tube. Inside were exhibits about televisions, broadcasting, and various types of radio communications; these included dioramas and a yacht. There were also a lagoon and a park next to the structure.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOM_%28architectural_firm%29
Boris Iofan1939 · Soviet architect (1891–1976) (placed at Odesa)Soviet Union Boris Iofan and Karo Halabyan A semicircular structure with two wings partially enclosing a courtyard. The interior was divided into 11 sections detailing Soviet culture and history. There was a replica of the Mayakovskaya station of the Moscow Metro , whose designer Alexey Dushkin recehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Iofan
George Matei Cantacuzino1939 · Romanian painter and architect (1899–1960) (placed at Vienna)Romania George Cantacuzino and Octav Doicescu A four-story building with balconies modeled after Romanian monasteries. Inside were exhibits about Romania's history and culture, as well as a restaurant designed in the style of a Romanian mansion. The pavilion's restaurant only operated for the 1939 shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Matei_Cantacuzino
Libby, McNeill and Libby Cannery1939 · United States historic placeLibby, McNeill & Libby / European Center — N/a A replica of a modern ship. For the 1939 season, the pavilion's lower deck had an exhibition about the canning industry's history and a set of live shows. Libby, McNeill and Libby 's products were displayed on a lounge on the upper deck. For the 1940 sehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby%2C_McNeill_and_Libby_Cannery
Thomas Jefferson1939 · Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (placed at Shadwell)Virginia A domed structure whose interior was designed to resemble Thomas Jefferson 's estate at Monticello . There was a main room and three smaller rooms. The smaller rooms contained an information office, a relief map of Virginia , and an area for temporary displays. This exhibit only operated duhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson
Archibald Brown (architect)1940 · American architect (c.1881–1956) (placed at New York City)Heinz Dome Leonard M. Schultze and Archibald Brown A 90-foot-tall (27 m), 150-foot-wide (46 m) dome with 19 columns on its facade. Inside was a set of plaques, and a laboratory where tomatoes were grown. For the 1940 season, the statue Goddess of Perfection sculpture by Raymond Barger was mounted athttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Brown_%28architect%29
Organization of American States1948 · International organizationBuilt: 1948. Pan American Union A structure for the 21 constituent countries of the Pan-American Union and several communications and transportation companies. The governments of Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Uruguay distributed informational booklets at the pavilion. In the cehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_American_States
Madeira1976 · Portuguese archipelago in the North AtlanticPart of: Portuguese Islands. Built: 1976. Portugal An adjunct to the Portugal pavilion. It included an exhibit about attractions in Madeira , as well as dance performances and movie screenings.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira
Albert Kahn (architect)American architect (1869–1942) (placed at Rhaunen)Ford Motor Company Albert Kahn Inc. (architect); Walter Dorwin Teague (designer) A structure dedicated to the Ford Motor Company 's products, which was topped by a 25-foot-tall (7.6 m) statue of the god Mercury. The entrance hall had Ford vehicles, a mural, and a large map, while the industrial hallhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kahn_%28architect%29
Arieh El-HananiIsraeli architect and Israel Prize recipient (placed at Poltava)Palestine Exhibits Inc. (Jewish Palestine) Arieh El-Hanani and Norvin R. Lindheim (architects); Lee Simonson (designer) A structure with displays about the history of the Jews in the Palestine region . The building featured a monumental hammered copper relief sculpture on its facade titled The Scholhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arieh_El-Hanani
Dwight James BaumAmerican architect (1886–1939) (placed at Newville)Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York Dwight James Baum A visitor center for the YMCA , with a restaurant, meeting areas, and lounges. There was also a large map of YMCA locations worldwide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_James_Baum
Ely Jacques KahnAmerican architect (1884–1972) (placed at New York City)General Cigar Company Ely Jacques Kahn A structure with a fan-shaped auditorium, a teletype machine displaying news headlines, scoreboards for sports games, and a lounge.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Jacques_Kahn
Howard Lovewell CheneyAmerican architect and engineer (placed at Chicago)United States Howard Lovewell Cheney The Federal Building was set between two 150-foot (46 m) pylons, each decorated with sculptures. The interior was divided into 12 sections about different aspects of the United States government. It also contained a theater and interior courtyard, as well as larghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lovewell_Cheney
John W. HaussermannAmerican colonial army officer (placed at Pierce Township)Temple of Religion Poor, Stein & Reagan A nonsectarian structure with a 150-foot-tall (46 m) circular tower. The pavilion included a landscaped garden, a porch where performances took place, and a 1,200-seat auditorium. John W. Hausermann funded the new Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ that was installed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Haussermann
Louis AbramsonAmerican architect (1887–1985) (placed at The Bronx)Brass Rail This company operated four restaurants throughout the Amusement Zone, designed by Louis Abramson with associate architects Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Abramson
Lyman PaineAmerican architect and political activist (1901–1978) (placed at New York City)Hall of Pharmacy Pleasants Pennington, Lyman Paine , and I. Woodner-Silverman (architects); Harvey Wiley Corbett and Donald Deskey (designers) A pavilion with three sections about drugstores, the history of medicine, and family medicine cabinets. The exhibit included a large medicine cabinet with a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Paine
Michael Scott (architect)Irish architect (1905–89) (placed at Drogheda)Ireland Michael Scott A structure shaped like a large shamrock , with a sculpture representing Ireland on its facade. Inside was a tourist bureau, a mural and pictures of Ireland, and exhibits of Irish products.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Scott_%28architect%29
Michele Busiri ViciItalian architect (1894–1981) (placed at Rome)Italy Michele Busiri Vici A structure with a 200-foot (61 m) high waterfall dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi . The pavilion occupied 100,000 square feet of space. On the first floor were halls dedicated to Italian technology, industry, and transportation, while the second floor contained exhibits abouhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Busiri_Vici
Morris LapidusAmerican architect (placed at Odesa)Distilled Spirits Exhibit Morris Sanders (architect); Ross-Frankel and Morris Lapidus (designers) A building where distilled spirits were displayed. The exterior had a banner that depicted the revenues generated by the distilled-spirits industry. Inside was a rotunda with a revolving stage, which cohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Lapidus
Raymond LoewyFrench-born American industrial designer (placed at 2nd arrondissement of Paris)House of Jewels J. Gordon Carr (architect); Raymond Loewy (designer) A simple concrete structure with jewelry displays, alongside an amphitheater with diamond exhibits. At the time of its opening, the pavilion was described as the largest display of jewels and diamonds in the U.S.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy
Stephen I of HungaryKing of Hungary from 1000/1001 to 1038; Catholic saint (placed at Esztergom)Hungary A set of Hungarian culture exhibits and a restaurant. The pavilion included Hungarian art, agriculture, fashion, and embroidery, in addition to a statue of Saint Istvan and a large map of Hungary.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary
Sutherland FallsWaterfall in New ZealandNew Zealand This exhibit included a mockup of Sutherland Falls in New Zealand; photographs of New Zealand's landscape; and exhibits about the Māori people and New Zealand's society, education system, and industry. It was one of the fair's four British pavilions.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland_Falls
Sven MarkeliusSwedish architect (placed at Stockholm)Sweden Sven Markelius and Pomerance & Breines A set of buildings around a central garden, with a restaurant, movie theater, a space for music and dance performances, and a tourist booth. The pavilion displayed Swedish goods, artifacts, and artwork. There was also a full-length film about Sweden, a 1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Markelius
Vytautas the GreatGrand Duke of Lithuania, 1401–1430 (placed at Senieji Trakai)Lithuania A 10,000-square-foot (930 m) space. This exhibit included murals about Lithuanian history, a statue of Vytautas , and a map of Lithuania. There were also exhibits about various aspects of Lithuanian society and culture on the first and second floors.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_the_Great
Walter Dorwin TeagueAmerican pioneer industrial designer (1883–1960) (placed at Pendleton)E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company Walter Dorwin Teague (designer); R. J. Harper and A. M. Erickson (associates) A structure with a 105-foot-tall (32 m) tower symbolizing the equipment used in chemical laboratories. The pavilion included a hall where visitors could watch chemists work, a marionette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Dorwin_Teague
William LescazeSwiss-born American architect (1896–1969) (placed at Geneva)Aviation Building William Lescaze and J. Gordon Carr A building divided into three sections, dedicated to travel, defense, and recreation and commerce. Four planes were suspended from the ceiling. There were also three U.S. Army and three U.S. Navy planes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lescaze