Expo 67 pavilions


Expo 67, a International and Universal Exposition hosted in Montreal in 1967, featured 90 pavilions representing Man and His World, on a theme derived from Terre des Hommes, written by the famous French pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
The exposition displayed many nations, corporations, industries, technologies, social themes, religions, and designs, including the US pavilion, a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller. Expo 67 also featured Habitat 67, an urban modular housing complex designed by architect Moshe Safdie, whose units were purchased by private Montrealers after the fair was concluded and is still occupied today.
The most popular display of the exposition was the soaring Soviet Union pavilion, which attracted about 13 million visitors. Rounding out the top five pavilions were: Canada, the United States, France, and Czechoslovakia.
The participating countries were:Africa: Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, and Upper Volta;Asia: Burma, Ceylon, Republic of China, Republic of Korea, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Thailand and the United Arab Republic;Australia;Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, the USSR, and Yugoslavia;South America & Caribbean: Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela;North America: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Absent countries included the People's Republic of China, Spain, South Africa, and many countries of South America.

National pavilions

Theme pavilions

  • Man the Explorer - Man and Life; Man his Planet and Space; Man and the Oceans; man and the Polar Regions; Man and his Health.
  • Man the Producer - Resources for Man; Man in Control.
  • Man the Creator - The Gallery of Fine Arts; Contemporary Sculpture; Industrial Design; Photography.
  • Man in the Community - Seven displays relating Man to the urban life and his interdependence on others.
  • Man the Provider - Agriculture.
  • Labyrinth - A pavilion of functional architecture designed for the presentation of the multi-screen film In the Labyrinth.
  • Habitat 67 - A novel construction project related to Man's housing needs.

Privately-sponsored pavilions

  • Air Canada
  • Alcan Aquarium
  • Bell Telephone Pavilion, also known as the "Telephone Pavilion". The pavilion's feature attraction was the exciting Walt Disney Imagineering Circle-Vision 360° documentary film Canada '67. From the Expo '67 Guide Book: "You're on centre stage for the RCMP Musical Ride... on centre ice for hockey... on the track at the Stampede! CIRCLE-VISION 360° surrounds you with all the fun and excitement of Canada's most thrilling events and its scenic beauty. And then, take your children to the Enchanted Forest... see exciting new communication services for the future... all in the Telephone Pavilion!" The pavilion also offered many of the public their first look at AT&T's state-of-the-art videophone called the Picturephone, the product of US$500 Million of research and development.
  • Boy Scouts Pavilion
  • Brewers Pavilion
  • Canadian National Railway Pavilion
  • Canadian Pacific - Cominco Pavilion
  • Canadian Pulp and Paper Pavilion - 44 stylized tree tops created the unique roof, the tallest tree reaching 8 stories. Out front, guests were greeted by a stylized sculpture of a roll of paper being unwound. The sculpture had the attached meaning of: " the principal tool Man uses to record his thoughts". The trees were constructed with tongue and groove Douglas fir plywood over a steel frame. All of the trees had the same 4.9m base, but the height varied from 5 to 18 m. The plywood was coated with various shades of green epoxy paints. Over 9,300 m of plywood was used to build the roof.
  • Chatelaine Magazine House
  • Economic Progress Pavilion
  • Christian Pavilion
  • European Community Pavilion
  • Hospitality Pavilion
  • Indians of Canada - A pavilion devoted to the Indigenous people of Canada. It was one of the most controversial buildings as it included photos and works of art that depicted the difficulties faced by Indigenous people in Canada. It showcased the plight of Indigenous people before and after the arrival of European settlers, and explained at length how those European settlers needed the aid of Indigenous people in order to survive the harsh winters in Canada.
  • Judaism Pavilion
  • Kaleidoscope Pavilion
  • Kodak Pavilion
  • OEDC Pavilion
  • Olympic House
  • Place des Nations
  • Polymer Pavilion
  • Sermons from Science Pavilion
  • United Nations Pavilion

Provincial and state pavilions

Extant pavilions

Most of the pavilions were demolished in the years following Expo 67. The following are still extant in situ:
PavilionCurrent use
United StatesMontreal Biosphere
CanadaOffice of the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau, event space
FranceMontreal Casino
QuebecMontreal Casino
Jamaicaevent space
Koreavacant
Tunisiavacant
Place des Nationsvacant
Habitat 67 Habitat 67 condominium complex
AlcanLa Ronde
Marine Circus: vacant
Main Aquarium: mostly demolished; remnant used as Route 67 group space
Man the Creator owned by Loto-Québec
Administration and Press PavilionPort of Montreal headquarters
Expo-théâtreMELS Cinema Studios

The following pavilions were removed and reassembled elsewhere:

Multimedia

Other websites

  • A lot of documentation and a slideshow with over 70 photos
  • , from the website of SORELLARIUM : 13
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