BUILDING A WORLD FOR MAN !

 

Palace of International Cooperation

The International Organizations, as an illustration of their work, for cooperation will construct this palace where themes of contemporary unity will be exhibited.

 

Palace of Art

The many forms which Beauty takes to artists of all nations will be presented in this World-Museum

 

Palace of Science

Presenting Man's newest conquests for the Welfare of the World.

 

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International Section

INTERNATIONAL

SECTION

The pavilion of Europe, an elegant see-through building

The International Section:

 

Visitors got direct entrance to the International Section via Porte Mondiale.

The following pavilions were spread over this section:

 

¨      European Steel and Coal Community

 

¨      Council of Europe and Organization for European Economic  Co-operation

 

¨      United Nations

 

¨      Hall of World Co-operation

 

¨      Benelux Customs Union

 

The pavilions of this section formed a group around the World Co-operation square.

 

When visitors took entrance via Porte Mondial they had to pass trough The Hall of World Co-operation. It was a real introduction to this section. This pavilion with an arched asymmetric facade had only one exit. There were a few rooms where people could learn about the world problems that day via illuminated displays, motion pictures and sounds.

 

The pavilion of European Coal and Steel Community was hung with cables on 6 suspencion bridges. Because the high difference in level the entrance was situated upstairs. A transistor receiver guided people in six different languages trough this building where they could visit a 280 metres long mine shaft. A departement of the distant future displayed coal and steel activities till the year 1975.

 

The UNO pavilion was a blue painted dome, propped up by only six supports. The main hall was dominated by a large globe surrounded by four coloured spheres. Other organisations like UNESCO and UPU were also housed in this building.

 

The triangular shaped Benelux pavilion provided three halls for the neighbouring countries Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

 

The pavilion of Europe with its walls of glass was one of the most elegant buildings in this section.

 

Other international organisations like the Red Cross and the Protestant churches had their locations in the Ossegem park and were actually part of the foreign section.

 

 

Also the Science & Fine Arts branches were part of the International Section but got their accommodation in the Heysel Halls.

 

 

 

 

The Hall of World Co-operation, the first pavilion people met when they came in via Porte Mondial

The pavilion of European Coal and Steel Community was hung with cables on 6 suspencion bridges. A 280 metres long mine shaft could be visited in this pavilion

The triangular pavilion of the Benelux

1) United Nations

2) E.G.K.S.

3) World Co-operation,

4) Europe

5) Benelux

 

Left: Mondiale Gate

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The World Co-operation Square, the center of this section, surrounded with pavilions of international organisations 

The dome-shaped pavilion of the United Nations, dominated by a big lighted obelisk.

Inside, a huge representation of our solar system was attached on to the ceiling

Also international organisations, the Rotary Club (above left), the Protestant Churches (left) and the Red Cross (right) . Their pavilions were not part of this section but were located in the foreign and Belgian section.

 

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This view shows the pavilions of UNO, EGKS and Benelux.