Tecnópolis
Science and art exhibition in Argentina
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::summary Science and art exhibition in Argentina ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tecnopolis |
| image | File:Tecnópolis.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | Technopolis Logo |
| status | Active |
| genre | Exhibition of science, technology, industry and art |
| venue | |
| location | Villa Martelli, Province of Buenos Aires |
| country | |
| first | 2011 |
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| name = Tecnopolis | image = File:Tecnópolis.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Technopolis Logo | status = Active | genre = Exhibition of science, technology, industry and art | venue = | location = Villa Martelli, Province of Buenos Aires | country = | first = 2011 | last = | organizer = | filing = | attendance = | website = www.tecnopolis.gob.ar Technopolis (Spanish Tecnópolis) is a science, technology, industry and arts exhibition center located in Villa Martelli, Vicente Lopez division, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the largest of its kind in the country.{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1389800-que-se-puede-recorrer-en-tecnopolis-la-megamuestra-de-ciencia-y-tecnologia-que-arranca-hoy/ |title= How is Technopolis, the mega exhibition of science and technology starts today |language= Spanish |work= La Nación |access-date= July 20, 2011 |archive-date= November 29, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151129211839/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1389800-que-se-puede-recorrer-en-tecnopolis-la-megamuestra-de-ciencia-y-tecnologia-que-arranca-hoy/ |url-status= dead |url= http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-172321-2011-07-15.html |title= The president opened Technopolis |language= Spanish |publisher= Pagina 12 |access-date=July 20, 2011
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Eslogantecnópolis.jpg" caption="''Say present (the word "presente" means "here" and "present" at the same time in this sentence), looking at the future'' Technopolis slogan"] ::
Initially, Technopolis was scheduled to be held in Buenos Aires after the Argentina Bicentennial celebrations.
The mega exhibition was planned to be the end of the Bicentennial celebrations organized by the national government in 2010, and inaugurated on November 19, 2010, in Buenos Aires for the "Day of Sovereignty", the anniversary of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, in the area of parks of the Avenida Figueroa Alcorta.{{cite web |url = http://tiempo.elargentino.com/notas/tecnopolis-gran-apuesta-para-recrear-espiritu-del-bicentenario |title = Technopolis, the big bet to recreate the Bicentennial spirit |language = Spanish |work = Diario Tiempo Argentino |accessdate = July 20, 2011 |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110727143713/http://tiempo.elargentino.com/notas/tecnopolis-gran-apuesta-para-recrear-espiritu-del-bicentenario |archive-date = July 27, 2011 |url= http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2010/10/20/noticia_0012.html |title= Macri did not authorize the national government to make a presentation on Figueroa Alcorta |language= Spanish |work= Diario Perfil |access-date= July 20, 2011 |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174146/http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2010/10/20/noticia_0012.html |url-status= dead
Thus, the national government decided to relocate the mega exhibition in an area of fifty hectares in the Province of Buenos Aires, located in Villa Martelli, Vicente López, at the former barracks of Army Battalion 601.
Continents (2011 edition)
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The exhibition has over 100 stands that are organized in five continents: Water, Earth, Air, Fire and Imagination.{{cite web |url = http://tecnopolis.ar/noticiasdetecnopolis/?p=35 |title = Technopolis, a city of Science and Technology |language = Spanish |publisher = Official review |accessdate = July 20, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111129230249/http://tecnopolis.ar/noticiasdetecnopolis/?p=35 |archive-date = November 29, 2011
The exhibit also features discussions and scientific presentations to the public in general, some of the scientists involved are Vicente Barros, Nora Sabelli, Gonzalo Zabala, Alberto Saal, Sebastian Kadena, Roberto Etchenique, Lino Barañao, Ariel Arbiser, among others.
One mile of track was installed on the property, providing access to a train that runs the exhibition from one extreme to another. The rolling stock in use on the line is a railbus manufactured by the Argentine company TecnoTren. It has the same body of a bus, is lightweight, requires special way, and uses an automatic gearbox and diesel engine. Currently, this model is used in various parts of the country as a regular service.{{cite web |url = http://tecnopolis.ar/noticiasdetecnopolis/?p=94 |title = A mile of track to get around the huge exhibition |language = Spanish |publisher = Official review |accessdate = July 20, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111129224617/http://tecnopolis.ar/noticiasdetecnopolis/?p=94 |archive-date = November 29, 2011
Arena
Tecnópolis hosts an indoor multipurpose venue for 30,000 people that has been used mostly for concerts and sport events. Some of the artists that have performed in this venue are Blur, Gorillaz, Lana Del Rey, Beck, Travis, Imagine Dragons, Juana Molina, Attaque 77, Evanescence, Linkin Park, and Catupecu Machu. Soy Luna, It has also hosted the 2015 Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal between Argentina and Serbia, the 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship, the opening ceremony of the 2013 Youth Parapan American Games and the futsal competitions at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Events
It was one of the main venues of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and was supposed to be the site for the cancelled Expo 2023.
Gallery
File:Tecnópolis desde el cielo2.jpg|Part of the exhibition grounds seen from above File:Coche Preston número 2.jpg|A UEC Preston car which served on the Buenos Aires Underground File:Tronador II.jpg|Tronador II rocket File:Tren - Tecnópolis.JPG|A TecnoTren railbus File:Tecnópolis2014-21.jpg|Dinosaur exhibit
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