The History of World Expositions |
The Seville World Exposition 1992
According to the general plan, Seville was to be readied for the challenge of hosting the world exposition by being developed into a modern city. The plan foresaw the renewal and expansion of the road and rail transport networks within the city, creating tighter and closer links between the various city districts and also reducing through-traffic. The plan also included details for redesigning many old city squares. Relocating the course of the railway improved the link to the national rail network and shortened journey times, whilst the track alignments which had effectively divided the city centre into two halves, were to be banned underground. This would make the two original train stations redundant, to be replaced by the new "Santa Justa" station building designed by Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz. These two Seville architects gave their station design the flavour of the Art Deco period and it is now the most outstanding architectural monument to have been created in connection with the EXPO. In addition to numerous new motorways, a new high speed train link - the AVE - was built between Madrid and Seville which slashed the trip time from ten to a sensational three hours. On top of all this, the airport was rebuilt to a design of Rafael Moneo and the port to the south of the city was redeveloped on a large scale in anticipation of booming freight traffic. |
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