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| | GaWC Research Bulletin 155 |
 | | Expo '92 was, in fact, a great universal fiesta, an unforgettable celebration of the human spirit with a total number of 41,814,571 visitors (66 % of which from Spain). |
 | | At Expo 1855, aluminium was as a new material; in 1867, new processes of synthetic colouring were exhibited; in 1889, electricity competed with gas; 1878, 1889 and 1893, electric energy found industrial applications: the electric railway, the subway of Paris, medical materials... |
 | | Expo '92 was intended to energize the industrial recognition of the region and to propagate political values held by the government and/or the population. |
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