Technopolis (Spanish Tecnópolis) is a science, technology, industry and arts exhibition center located in

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. It is the largest of its kind in the country. It was inaugurated on July 14, 2011, by President

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History

Initially, Technopolis was scheduled to be held in

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after the

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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

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, in the area of parks of the

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. However, in October 2010, the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires,

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, denied authorization in such plots as the transport system would collapse in the city. Thus, the national government decided to relocate the mega exhibition in an area of fifty hectares in the

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, located in

, Vicente López, at the former barracks of Army Battalion 601.

Continents (2011 edition)

The exhibition has over 100 stands that are organized in five continents: Water, Earth, Air, Fire and Imagination. These take the visitors to different aspects and practices of the past, present and future Argentinean scientist. To make this historical review educational, there is a timeline with milestones expressed in posters of local achievements in the world of science. 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

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manufactured by the Argentine company

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. 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.

Arena

Tecnópolis hosts an indoor multipurpose venue for 12,000 people that has been used mostly for concerts and sport events. Some of the artists that have performed in this venue are Blur,

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and

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, It has also hosted the

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quarterfinal between

and

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, the

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, 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

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and was supposed to be the site for the cancelled Expo 2023.

Gallery

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car which served on the

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References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tecnopolis Culture of Argentina Argentine art 2011 establishments in Argentina Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner World's fair sites in South America Venues of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic futsal venues