Milan International

The Milan International was a world's fair held in Milan in 1906^[1] titled L'Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione, or sometimes The Great Expo of Work.^[2] It received 4,012,776 visits and covered 250 acres.^[3]

Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione
Leopoldo Metlicovitz 's Expo's poster with railwaymen watching Milan from the Simplon Tunnel's portal
Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Category	Historical Expo
Name	Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione
Building(s)	Simplon Tunnel
Area	100 Ha
Visitors	7,500,000 – 10,000,000
Participant(s)
Countries	31
Location
Country	Italy
City	Milan
Venue	Parco Sempione
Coordinates	45°28′22.4″N 9°10′28″E
Timeline
Opening	28 April 1906 (1906-04-28)
Closure	11 November 1906 (1906-11-11)
Universal expositions
Previous	Liège International (1905) in Liège
Next	Brussels International 1910 in Brussels
Simultaneous
Other	International Exhibition (1906)

Summary

Art Nouveau Silver Medallion by Giannino Castiglioni to the Milan International (1906). The South Portal of the Simplon Tunnel is on the obverse.

The fair opened on 28 April 1906, ran until 31 October^[3] and marked the opening of the Simplon Tunnel. The fair was held in Sempione Park and Piazza d'Armi,^[2] with the first location hosting fine arts displays and the latter industrial and engineering exhibits, along with the foreign pavilions.^[1] Countries contributing included many from Western Europe,^[4] China, Japan, Turkey, United States, Canada and several South American countries shared a pavilion.^[4] The venues of the exposition were connected by the temporary Milan Exposition Elevated Railway.

Legacy

The International Commission on Occupational Health was founded at the Milan International and is still active; and the Milan aquarium was built, and is still standing.

Aquarium Brunetti built for the Milan International and designed by Sebastiano Giuseppe Locati