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The Expo took place on the land surrounding the restored Cartuja monastery, which was used as the Royal Pavilion from April to October 1992. Its theme was “The Age of Discovery”, since it celebrated the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ first voyage. The total number of visitors was 425 million.
It was an appropriate reflection of the world at the end of the 20th century and considerable improvements were made to the city infrastructure to support the event, including the construction of five new bridges and the introduction of a high speed train, linking the city with Madrid in just three hours.
Today the site is rapidly emerging as a cultural theme park of museums and educational exhibits. The site has been redeveloped with theatres, cinemas and attractions and will soon have the full complement of cafes, bars and restaurants.
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