Seville Expo '92

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1992 Sevilla
Panorama of the pavilions on the Lago de España at Expo'92 Seville
Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Name	Exposición Universal de Sevilla 1992
Motto	The era of discoveries
Area	215 hectares (530 acres)
Visitors	41,814,571
Organized by	Manuel Olivencia
Mascot	Curro
Participant(s)
Countries	112
Location
Country	Spain
City	Sevilla
Venue	Isla de la Cartuja
Coordinates	37°24′30″N 6°0′1″W / 37.40833°N 6.00028°W / 37.40833; -6.00028
Timeline
Bidding	March 3, 1982 (1982-03-03)
Awarded	December 8, 1982 (1982-12-08)
Opening	April 20, 1992 (1992-04-20)
Closure	October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo '70 in Osaka
Next	Expo '98 in Lisbon
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo 91 in Plovdiv
Next	Taejon Expo '93 in Taejon
Horticultural expositions
Previous	Expo '90 in Osaka
Next	1993 World Horticultural Exposition in Stuttgart
Simultaneous
Specialized	Genoa Expo '92
Horticultural (AIPH)	Floriade 1992
Internet
Website	www.expo92.es

The Seville Expo '92 was a universal exposition that took place from Monday, April 20 to Monday, October 12, 1992, on La Isla de La Cartuja (Charterhouse Island), Seville, Spain. The theme for the expo was "The Age of Discovery", celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus reaching the Americas after launching from Seville's port (on the Guadalquivir), and over 100 countries were represented. The total amount of land used for the expo was 215 hectares (530 acres) and the total number of visitors was 41,814,571.^[1] The exposition ran at the same time as the smaller and shorter-duration Genoa Expo '92, a Specialized Exhibition, held in memory of Christopher Columbus, born in Genoa.