The Archive · 1938

Swiss National Exhibition

The city of Zur ch already is arking feverishly to prepare the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition, for hich hundreds of thousands of v tors are expected. d approache: are being constructed, old buildings are vanishing end new ones springing up in their places. Amongst the latter, the Congress Hall should specially mentioned: 8 million francs are being spent on this alone, and it is said to be a model example of modern architecture.

The setting of the Exhibition will be unparalleled: it will lie in two luxuriant parks renowned for their beauty, and will include both shores of the lake which will be connected ly a special quick steamer service; 2 a background it will have the massif of the alps rising on the horizon over the lake,

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