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The 1931 Colonial Exposition — The “world tour in a day” at Vincennes, May–November 1931
At Vincennes, under Lyautey’s commissionership, visitors made “the world tour in a day” — a rebuilt Angkor temple, pavilions of five continents: the imperial idea’s apogee. The surrealists replied: “Do not visit the Colonial Exposition.” (Editorial synthesis)
The 1931 Colonial Exposition took place in Paris. (source: Larousse)
The 1931 Colonial Exposition ended in some eight million visitors and the illusion of touring the colonies in a few hours. (source: Ville de Paris)
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