Notre Dame Island (Québec)

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Queen Elizabeth II

Exterior view photograph. Queen Elizabeth II outside of the Indians of Canada Pavilion

Québec Pavilion

Exterior view photograph. Quebec Pavilion exterior. The Quebec Pavilion was one of refined elegance. The glass curtain wall appeared opaque in the daylight as it reflected it's surroundings. At night it transformed into a sleek, illuminated shell. The pavilion's exhibits emphasized industy, urban life, technology and higher education. 4200 cubes lay throughout the building. They acted as display cases for everything from photographs to movie screens. At one point the cubes become the display themselves as a portion of falling cubes were suspended from the ceiling respresenting a falling tree. Truncated pyramid. Structural steel with glass curtain wall (4' x 8' panels) (S: 160' x 160' --- A: 26000 sq. ft. --- H: 115')

Pulp And Paper Pavilion

Exterior view photograph. Canadian Pulp and Paper Pavilion Exterior (lot C-482). The roof line of the Pulp and Paper Pavilion was designed to resemble a forest. The exhibition area spanned 36 of the 50 modules (see "Geometry"), the remaining serving administration and hospitality areas. Found in the exhibition area were displays on the history of paper. Two auditoriums bridged by a stage area showed educational videos about issues such as paper production and the economic benefits of the industry. Visitors were charmed by French artisans conducting live paper making demonstrations. 16' modular grid covered by 50 pyramidal elements of equal base size (16' X16') and different heights (20', 30', 40' or 60') Structural steel with exterior grade plywood. (S: 50' x 100' (approx.) --- A: 8000 sq. ft. --- H: 18' (from lower level))

Pre-Columbian Gods

Interior view photograph. Wooden replicas of feminine divinities from the Tajin civilization. (originals done in terra cotta)

Preacher's Seat

Interior view photograph. Replica of a preacher's seat sculpted out of mother of pearl.

Pottery

Interior view photograph. Panels displaying Indian handiwork over the past 50 centuries.

Portrait Painter

Exterior view photograph. Portrait painter entertaining visitors on Ile Notre Dame.

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