| 1992Genoa | |
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Specialized exposition |
| Name | Christopher Columbus, The Ship and the Sea |
| Area | 6 hectares |
| Visitors | 694,800 |
| Mascot | Gatto Cristoforo |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 54 |
| Location | |
| Country |  Italy |
| City | Genoa |
| Venue | Porto Antico |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 15 May 1992 |
| Closure | 15 August 1992 |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 91 inPlovdiv |
| Next | Taejŏn Expo '93 inDaejon |
| Universal | |
| Previous | Expo '70 inOsaka |
| Next | Expo 2000 inHanover |
| Simultaneous | |
| Universal | Seville Expo '92 |
| Horticultural (AIPH) | Floriade 1992 |
L'Esposizione Internazionale Specializzata Genova '92 - Colombo '92 (in EnglishInternational Exhibition Genoa '92 - Colombo '92) or more informallyExpo 1992, was held inGenoa,Italy from 15 May to 15 August 1992. The theme was "Christopher Columbus, The Ship and the Sea", and the Expo was timed to celebrate the 500 years since the discovery of America by the Genoese sailor Christopher Columbus. Because of the theme, the expo was also known asColombiadi. It was a specialized Exhibition with 54 countries represented. Total visitors were 694,800.[1] The exposition ran at the same time as the larger and longer durationSeville Expo '92, a Universal Exposition, held in the city from whose port (on theGuadalquivir) Columbus had sailed in 1492. The expo's logo was a "500" number with Genoa's flag; the mascot was a cat dressed like Christopher Columbus called "Gatto Cristoforo"
The International Exposition of Genoa '92 was held at thePorto Antico and allowed the entire redesign of the area, designed by the architectRenzo Piano. The aquarium hosted the sea's pavilion and the ship "Italia" hosted the ship's pavilion. Other important places were "Piazza delle Feste", a covered square, the "Magazzini del Cotone" an old port structure that now hosts the conference center, "Porta Siberia" a historical port's fortress and the "Palazzina Millo".
54 countries attended the event officially (three unofficially) and, initially, it was announced that the Expo reached about 1.7 million visitors, of 3,000,000 provided,[2] but the count was later revised in only about 800,000 visitors. In the fall of 1992, it was discovered that the actual visitors were less than what was announced at first and that the Ente Colombo, who ran the event, had collected only 13 billion compared to 45 billion planned. Because of the false news circulated and the lack of success of the event, the Mayor Romano Merlo, who was also president of Colombo, resigned and was replaced by Deputy MayorClaudio Burlando.
The guest of honor was the Government of the Bahamas, where Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas on the island ofGuanahani. Sculptures called "Obelisk" by Alessandro Matta and "Dolphin" by Bruno Elisei were displayed in the Bahamian hall, in homage to Columbus.[3]
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| Asia | |||
 China |  South Korea |  Japan |  Israel |
| Africa | |||
 Cameroon |  Egypt |  Morocco |  Senegal |
 Tunisia | |||
| Europe | |||
 Bulgaria |  CIS |  Croatia |  France |
 Germany |  Greece |  Hungary |  Czech Republic |
 Denmark | France | Italy |  Malta |
 Monaco |  Poland |  Portugal |  Romania |
 Spain |  Switzerland |  Vatican City | |
| Americas | |||
 Argentina |  Bahamas |  Bolivia |  Brazil |
 Chile |  Colombia |  Costa Rica |  Cuba |
 Dominica |  El Salvador |  Ecuador |  Guatemala |
 Haiti |  Honduras |  Mexico |  Nicaragua |
 Panama |  Paraguay |  Peru |  Uruguay |
 United States |  Venezuela | ||
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