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Zaragoza, Spain hosted Expo 2008. It beat out Thessaloniki, Greece and Trieste, Italy for this honor. Spain previously hosted Expo '92 in Seville.
2008 marked the 100th anniversary of the Spanish-French Exposition also held in Zaragoza.
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| Germany Pavilion Ride-Through |
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| Japan Pavilion queue area featuring a cartoon with both Expo 2005 and Expo 2008 mascots. |
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| Monaco Pavilion |
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| Africa Pavilion exterior at night |
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| Segments from Iceberg, a nightly performance on the Ebro River |
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| Digital Water Pavilion |
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Quick Info
opening date |
14 June 2008 |
closing date |
14 September 2008 |
theme |
"Water and Sustainable Development" |
site description |
along the Ebro River |
site size |
25 hectares (62 acres) |
participating countries |
104 |
attendance |
approx 5.5 million |
status |
BIE recognized
"International Exposition" |
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Reflecting the water theme, Fluvi, the official Expo 2008 mascot, was a clean water droplet that is part of a group of small beings called Posis.
During Expo 2008, he was joined by a friend Po who is another Posis as well as enemy Negas, who are dirty and polluted water droplets.
Fluvi was created as a result of a design competition with more than 140 candidates. The designer is Sergi López.
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History
