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The Coca-Cola Company Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Coca-Cola Company Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The Coca-Cola Tower, rising from the court of this pavilion, features the world's largest and finest electronic carillon. The pavilion also features a unique, free "Global Holiday," the U.S.O. Lounge and the American Radio Relay League.

General Electric Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
General Electric Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
"Progressland" is the theme of the General Electric exhibit. Under a huge, gleaming dome suspended from spiraling pipes, the GE exhibit depicts the history of electricity, from its beginnings to the mighty bang of nuclear fusion. Admission is free to the show produced by Walt Disney; the audience is carried past a number of stages; there are reflecting mirrors, startling visual and sound projections, and, in the climax, neutron counters and other instruments to document graphically the demonstration of controlled thermonuclear fusion.

The Japan Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Japan Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-65

Unisphere Night Scene

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Unisphere Night Scene
Chrome unused

Description:
The Unisphere® is the theme symbol of the Fair. Its top is 140 feet above ground level and the globe is 120 feet in diameter with an open grid of latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses. The reflecting pool beneath is 310 feet in diameter. It dramatizes the interrelation of the peoples of the world and their yearning for "Peace through Understanding."

Unisphere

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Unisphere
Chrome unused

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-65. Looking down on the Unisphere® and the Court of Nations. The reflecting pool beneath the Unisphere® is 310 feet in diameter and dramatizes the interrelation of the peoples of the World and their yearning for "Peace through Understanding."

General Cigar Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
General Cigar Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The only tobacco company exhibiting at the Fair. A 10 foot diameter smoke ring will rise every 20 seconds 150 feet above the Fair grounds and will be visible from many points in New York City and beyond

Continental Circus

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Continental Circus
Chrome unused

Description:
John Ringing North Presents the Continental Circus Follies, First Time in America, and the Circus Museum in a 50,000 sq. fit. Building seating 5,000 Persons.

The Festival Of Gas Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Festival Of Gas Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
Visitors get their first view of the pavilion while riding on the world's largest Carousel, complete with giant prancing horses. Moving ramps carry people to the Carousel high above the main floor of the pavilion. Following the four-minute ride, visitors see the special attractions of the pavilion, at their own leisure. These include: the Fun House of the Future, a demonstration of life tomorrow; the Festival Puppet Show; a Magic Show, featuring the "everyday" magic of industry; a Garden of the Giants, where gas fired turbines and tiny fuel cells create most of the power, electricity, heating and cooling for the pavilion; a Theatre of Food, with Performances by famous chefs from all over the world; and one of the famous restaurants at the World's Fair . . . the Festival '64".

The House Of Good Taste

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The House Of Good Taste
Chrome unused

Description:
The Gracious way of American life is portrayed at the New York 1964-1965 World's Fair through a two-acre exhibit, the "House of Good Taste," with three beautiful homes and gardens and featuring outstanding interiors, modern appliances and the finest in architecture. Sponsored by the American Institute of Approval, a national, non-profit organization of women with Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton as its director, the exhibit emphasizes outdoor living with specially designed swimming pools and landscaping. Each home, priced at from $25,000 to $40,000 also has a two-car garage.

The Sudan Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Sudan Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The Pavilion of Sudan occupies a site of 14,000 square feet in the International Area of the New York World's Fair. The building is a striking contemporary mosque of reinforced concrete, one of the features being the enclosure of the second floor in a teak lattice of Islamic design. It also features cinema programs and native entertainment, and contains huts housing craftsmen making native products.

The Plaza Of The Astronauts

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Plaza Of The Astronauts
Chrome unused

Description:
"Showing the Unisphere". The Unisphere is the theme symbol of the Fair. Its top is 140 feet above ground level and the globe is 120 feet in diameter with an open grid of latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses. The reflecting pool beneath is 310 feet in diameter. It dramatizes the interrelation of the peoples of the world and their yearning for "Peace through Understanding."

The World's Fair Monorail

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The World's Fair Monorail
Chrome unused

Description:
The AMF Monorail ride at the New York World's Fair provides Fair-goers with an exciting new experience in modern transportation. While riding in silent, air-conditioned comfort three stories above the ground, passengers are able to see many of the colorful exhibits during the eight minute trip. Seven two-car trains continually and automatically pick up and discharge some 50,000 passengers each day at the spectacular eighty-foot high station.

Port Of New York Authority Heliport

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Port Of New York Authority Heliport
Chrome unused

Description:
Centrally located in the Transportation Section of the New York 1964-1965 World's Fair, the Port of New York Authority Building provides landing space for express shuttle air (bus) service from Manhattan and other Authority airports to the building's Heliport, 120 feet above ground. A restaurant immediately below the Heliport commands a spectacular view of the Fair grounds with space for 1,000 guests at a time. restaurant and landing space are supported by four tapered columns which also will house the elevators.

The Astral Fountain

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Astral Fountain
Chrome unused

Description:
The over-all beauty of the New York 1964-1965 World's Fair is enhanced with the cascading beauty of several fountains placed at strategic points on the 646 acres of the Fair. The Astral Fountain spouts a 70-foot column of water enclosed in an open-work cylinder, studded with stars and rotating within a framework of jetted water spouts.

The National Cash Register Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The National Cash Register Pavilion
e, Chrome unused

Description:
The Pavilion of the National Cash Register Company dramatically depicts the role of business machines in today's world. Visitors also receive an insight into the fascinating world of research and the products of tomorrow. The colorful ground floor of the Pavilion features the International aspects of life in 1964 as typified by NCR's operations in more than 120 countries. included is a "machine game room" in which visitors, including youngsters are able to operate business equipment and participate in related games. the second floor of the Pavilion exhibits a wide variety of office automation equipment including an NCR 315 computer system programmed to supply visitors - at the touch of a button - with world famous recipes, suggested vacation routes and other information, depending upon their personal interests. Also included are demonstrations of recent research development which will effect the lives of people in the world of tomorrow.

The United States Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The United States Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The Federal Exhibition is a degreatness of the American people. It includes five separate units, each using a different exhibit technique but integrated to express and depict a total story. An escalator takes the visitor to the upper level where he finds that our journey becomes literal in that he gets into a moving grandstand carrying 60 people that will move as a continuous ride through a series of motion picture experiences throughout the entire upper level. At the conclusion of the ride the visitor returns to the lower level where children and adults will receive supplementary reference guidance on every subject in the entire exhibition. The U. S. pavilion will also sponsor an extensive musical program of performers and groups from throughout the U. S. and possessions.

The Rica Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Rica Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The Radio Corporation of America's activities at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair feature a full equipped color television communications center and a closed-circuit color television network, both of which are operated as a public Service and programmed to make the Fair more enjoyable and exciting. Designated as the Official World's Fair Color Television Communications Center, the RCA pavilion is located just inside the main gate and quietly highlights the circular theme of the Fair. Within the structure, visitors are able to see themselves on color television, enjoy a backstage view of a color TV studio in operation, and listen to stereophonic music in two lounge areas.

The IBM Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The IBM Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The atmosphere of the IBM Pavilion at the New York World's Fair 1964-65 is that of a garden. Tall steel trees form a green translucent cover for a series of colorful exhibits that offer simple and entertain explanations of computers and other modern information-handling devices. The main attraction is the "Information Machine", an ovoid theatre raised 90 feet above the ground. To Reach the ovoid theatre, a series of elevated walkways lead visitors to 12 tiers of moving seats, a "People Wall." Audiences of some 400 at a time are lifted on the Wall by hydraulic mechanism into the theatre where they are shown how the methods used by computer systems are similar to those used to solve human problems in everyday life.

The Eastman Kodak Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Eastman Kodak Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
In the design of the Kodak Pavilion, Will Burtin has succeeded in creating a building that is an inescapable focal point of the Fair grounds. The pavilion tower, surmounted by five of the world's largest color prints, is bathed by 1,200,000 watts of illumination day and night, and rises more than 80 feet above the fairgrounds. The 69,000 square feet of the site is largely protected from the weather but invitingly open, with its display of pictures from every corner of the world . . . the result of more than a million miles of travel by Kodak's picture taking crews. There are rest spots, and garden sports, a children's area, and two theaters where visitors will enjoy unusual film presentations.

The Bell System Exhibit

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Bell System Exhibit
Chrome unused

Description:
The Bell System exhibit is located on a 2½ acre site on the Pool of Industry opposite the Unisphere. Its gleaming white upper section - a 400 foot long floating wing that stands 24 feet above the ground - houses an exciting ride, which tells the story of human communications. Moving chairs - equipped with loudspeakers - take fair-goers through a series of theaters that combine three-dimensional settings, motion pictures and still projections. During the 12-minute trip, the passengers see communications expand from primitive drum signaling to the operation of global and space networks. Animated displays, demonstrations and visitor-participation exhibits in the lower section of the pavilion explain the evolution of communications systems, and the science and technology on which they depend.

The Mormon Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Mormon Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
Focal point of the New York World's Fair Pavilion of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a replica of the east spires of the famed Salt Lake City temple. The main spire, towering 127 feet, is crowned by a gold colored statue of the angel Moroni. Two theaters alternately present "Man's Search for Happiness", a 15 minute Movie.

The Christian Science Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Christian Science Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The Christian Science Pavilion is a peaceful, inspirational spot on the Fairgrounds. Designed by Edward Durell Stone, the main exhibit building and adjacent reading room structure occupies a 40,000 square foot site in he International Section. The landscaping creates a French park with groupings of individual chairs in shaded areas where people may read or sit quietly. The exhibit building is designed in the shape of the seven-pointed star set in a pool of water with 14 fountains. It is topped with a 35 foot translucent dome to give the building a feeling of openness, radiance and light. the dome and fountains are illuminated at night.

The Johnson's Wax Disk Theater

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Johnson's Wax Disk Theater
Chrome unused

Description:
Soaring 80-foot columns that arch over and suspend a giant disk 90 feet in diameter are the most dramatic features of the Johnson's Wax pavilion for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. The huge disk, sheathed in gold anodized aluminum, contains a 600-seat theater featuring color films and children's entertainment. Access to the theater is via elevated walkways. a companion building contains educational exhibits. There is also a free shoe-shine center and home information center available to World's Fair visitors.

The New York State Exhibit

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The New York State Exhibit
Chrome unused

Description:
Geared to the theme "State Fair of the Future", the New York State Exhibit provides a fascinating display of permanent exhibits and an everchanging daily panorama of performance and contests in the huge Tent of Tomorrow. Visitors ride to the Astro - View of the Fair in the high-speed capsules scaling the exterior of huge towers alongside the Tent. Finally, they may view a 360° motion picture, projected on the walls of the Theaterama, which completes the exhibit. The Tent of Tomorrow is the heart of the State exhibit. An elliptical shaped, 350 ft. by 250 ft. structure whose outer support is sixteen white concrete columns, 100 ft. tall, the Tent features the world's largest suspension roof.

The Hall Of Education

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Hall Of Education
Chrome unused

Description:
A three-story structure, the Hall of Education with 90,000 square feet of floor area, appears light and airy through a futuristic design featuring a sculptured, multi-colored, three dimensional screen, 100 feet in width and 25 feet high, which will suggest the wide range of subjects in the field of education. With a new symbol of education as a main floor attraction, the building will house a convention hall equipped for television broadcasting, and a number of other halls with moving walls for flexibility in showing instructional materials. A "School of Tomorrow" is located on the second floor.

The Vatican Pavilion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Vatican Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The Vatican Pavilion at the New York World's Fair is constructed on an oval-shaped plot of land measuring 50,000 square feet and costs approximately $2,000,000. Surmounted by a lantern and a cross, it will rise to a total height of 100 feet and measure 208 feet in length and 135 feet in width. A chapel with a capacity of 350 persons will be located on the mezzanine of the Pavilion, and will exhibit the statue of "The Good Shepherd". The exhibit features the "Pieta" by Michelangelo, also a gallery of Michelangelo's works as an artist. There is also an exhibit of one-quarter life size color transparencies of the Sistine Chapel, and a collection of Vatican coins.

The General Motor Futurama Building

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The General Motor Futurama Building
Chrome unused

Description:
The nearly 230,000 square foot General Motors Futurama building is a landmark for Fair visitors. Entrance to the huge white building is a ten story high canopy, constructed of 39 spars rising 110 feet along its face. Behind the canopy, the main portion of the 680 foot long building houses the exciting 1,700 foot Futurama ride. The building terminates in a dramatic domed pavilion, in which current General Motors cars and other products will be displayed. On top of the pavilion, rising the equivalent of eight stories above the ground, is a 40 foot wide sculptured indicator which revolves, flashing the time and temperature in large illuminated numerals.

The Tower Of Light

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Tower Of Light
Chrome unused

Description:
The spectacular Tower of Light, the Electric Power and Light Companies pavilion, features a 12 billion candle power welcome light that can be seen for miles in every direction. It is the greatest concentration of exposition lighting in the world - brighter than 50 illuminated Yankee Stadiums or 340,000 automobile headlights. At night, the hundreds of aluminum panels are bathed in ever-changing colored lights, while during the day, the building reflects the sun's rays with a magic irridescence. Inside, visitors ride a revolving "magic carpet" through "The Brightest Show on Earth," a light hearted musical using three dimensional animated figures, dramatic lighting effects, music, dialogue and motion pictures to tell the story of the (investor owned) electric utility industry.

The Travelers Exhibit

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Travelers Exhibit
Chrome unused

Description:
"The Triumph of Man". The Travelers Exhibit is housed in a unique building - one that is patterned after its familiar symbol of insurance protection . . . The red umbrella. Within this structure is a dioramic portrayal of man's struggle and growth against untold odds to reach his stature of today. It begins in prehistoric times - more than tow billion years ago and shows his progress through centuries upon centuries to the present. You have the feeling of being there - a part of each episode - living it yourself in al lits color, splendor and grimness. You hear the sounds of the day, the noises of battles, the cries of man's agonies, the glories of achievement. You hear and see it all . . . just as it once was.

The Japan Pavilion New York World's Fair

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Japan Pavilion New York World's Fair
Chrome unused

Description:
The Japan Pavilion New York World's Fair 1964-65

The Japan Pavilion New York World's Fair

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Japan Pavilion New York World's Fair
Chrome unused

New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
New York World's Fair 1964-1965
Chrome unused

Description:
The Unisphere? is the theme symbol of the Fair. Its top is 140 feet above ground level and the globe is 120 feet in diameter with an open grid of latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses. The reflecting pool beneath is 310 feet in diameter. It dramatizes the interrelation of the peoples of the world and their yearning for "Peace through Understanding."

Pepsi-Cola Pavilion

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
Pepsi-Cola Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
"Peace through Understanding" Animated figures representing children in national costumes will entertain visitors on a Walt Disney-created cruise taken in specially designed boats. A unique exhibit is also included.

New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Chrysler Corporation Exhibit

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
Chrysler Corporation Exhibit
Chrome PM 1965 Jun-24

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-1965. "Peace through Understanding" This giant World's Fair Exhibit, called "Autofare", has the biggest car in the world, a 50-ft. dragon inside an engine, an auto assembly line, and many other amazing sights.

Spanish International Pavilion

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0100

Title:
Spanish International Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
The exciting new Pavilion, moved from the New York World's Fair at a total cost of $5,500,000 offers a 750 seat theatre, plus 5 elegant restaurants. Called the "Jewel of the 1964-65 World's Fair" by Life Magazine, it will be the cultural center of St. Louis.

The Vatican Pavilion

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Vatican Pavilion
Chrome unused

Description:
"Peace through Understanding" This oval-shaped building, topped by a cross, has as its theme, "The Church is Christ Living in the World". It contains the most important work of art at the Fair: Michaelangelo's 465 year-old masterpiece in carved Carrara marble, The Pieta.

Fountain In Lagoon Of Nations

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:00 +0100

Title:
Fountain In Lagoon Of Nations
Linen unused

Description:
New York World's Fair

Walter's International Wax Museum

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
Walter's International Wax Museum
Chrome unused

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-1965. "Peace through Understanding". The Museum contains more than 30 life-size tableaux based on famous paintings, historical and contemporary figures, mythology, religious events and motion picture and television personalities.

The Port Of New York Authority

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Port Of New York Authority
Chrome unused

Description:
Heliport and Exhibit Building "Air Gateway to the Fair" The first building completed and Opened to the public prior to the opening of the Fair with "shuttle air bus" service linking it to airports in the vicinity.

The Hall Of Education

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
The Hall Of Education
Chrome PM 1965 Sep-30

Description:
Symbolic of the sublime victory of light oven darkness, this wedge-shaped main structure with futuristic columns tells the story of American Education-its past, present, and primarily its direction toward the future. The School of Tomorrow, the central feature, challenges imagination and foresight.

Unisphere

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
Unisphere
Chrome PM 1965 Jun-07

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-1965. The Unisphere showing the beautiful fountain of the continents beneath it. This reflecting pool is 310 feet in diameter it dramatizes the interrelation of the peoples of the World and their yearning for "Peace through Understanding."

The AMF Monorail

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
The AMF Monorail
Chrome unused

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-65 "Peace through Understanding" The AMF Monorail Ride at the New York World's fair provides every member of the family with an enjoyable new experience aboard the transportation of the future. While riding in silent air-conditioned comfort three stories above ground, passengers see and can photograph may scenic Fair sights during the eight minute trip. many riders return from a nighttime view of the Fair. Shown is one of seven tow-car trains which transport passengers to and from the spectacular eighty-foot high station.

The Perisphere

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:56:10 +0100

Title:
The Perisphere
Real Photo unused

Description:
N.Y.W.F

U. S. Rubber

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:13:00 +0100

Title:
U. S. Rubber
Chrome unused

Description:
Visitors may ride four to a gondola on an 80-foot Ferris Wheel disguised as a giant tire. The tire, which is floodlighted at night. Stands in a landscaped area; at the entrance to the ride are interesting displays of the company's products. This ride offers a spectacular view of the fairgrounds.

Unisphere New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:23:00 +0100

Title:
Unisphere New York World's Fair 1964-1965
Chrome unused

Description:
New York World's Fair 1964-1965. The Unisphere is the theme symbol of the Fair. Its top is 140 feet above ground level and the globe is 120 feet in diameter with an open grid of latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses. The reflecting pool beneath is 310 feet in diameter. It dramatizes the interrelation of the peoples of the world and their yearning for "Peace through Understanding."

Plaza Of The Astronauts The Rocket Thrower

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:56:52 +0100

Title:
Plaza Of The Astronauts The Rocket Thrower
Chrome unused

Description:
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965. THE UNISPHERE IS THE THEME SYMBOL OF THE FAIR ITS TOP IS 140 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE GLOBE IS 120 FEET IN DIAMETER WITH AN OPEN GRID OF LATIUDES AND LONGITUDES SUPPORTING THE LAND MASSES. THE REFLECTING POOL BENEATH IS 310 FEET IN DIAMETER. IT DRAMATIZES THE INTERRELATION OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR YEARNING FOR "PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING."

Unisphere

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:56:52 +0100

Title:
Unisphere
Chrome unused

Description:
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965. THE UNISPHERE IS THE THEME SYMBOL OF THE FAIR ITS TOP IS 140 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE GLOBE IS 120 FEET IN DIAMETER WITH AN OPEN GRID OF LATIUDES AND LONGITUDES SUPPORTING THE LAND MASSES. THE REFLECTING POOL BENEATH IS 310 FEET IN DIAMETER. IT DRAMATIZES THE INTERRELATION OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR YEARNING FOR "PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING."

The Astral Fountain

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:56:52 +0100

Title:
The Astral Fountain
Chrome unused

Description:
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965."PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING".THE ASTRAL FOUNTAIN FEATURES A CENTRAL COLUMN OF WATER 70 FEET HIGH RINGED WITH 40 JETS FLOWING AT THE RATE OF 5,600 GALLONS PER MINUTE. THE OUTER STRUCTURE OF STAR PATTERNED DESIGN ROTATES AROUND THE CENTRAL COLUMN AT A SPEED OF TWO FEET PER SECOND AND HAS 120 STAR SET NOZZLES EJECTING LACY STREAMS OF WATER.

Unisphere Night Scene

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:56:52 +0100

Title:
Unisphere Night Scene
Chrome unused

Description:
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965. THE UNISPHERE IS THE THEME SYMBOL OF THE FAIR ITS TOP IS 140 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE GLOBE IS 120 FEET IN DIAMETER WITH AN OPEN GRID OF LATIUDES AND LONGITUDES SUPPORTING THE LAND MASSES. THE REFLECTING POOL BENEATH IS 310 FEET IN DIAMETER. IT DRAMATIZES THE INTERRELATION OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR YEARNING FOR "PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING."