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86
Land
Plaza
Pavilion
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LAND PLAZA
The
Land Plaza presented an amusing collection of land-based vehicles seemingly
stalled on a roadway. Drivers, passengers and their baggage all appeared
to be stuck in an international traffic jam of rickshaws, snowmobiles,
18 wheelers, busses, automobiles and even an elephant.
A jumble of international
road signs competed with the confusion of traffic sounds -- honking horns,
radio music and multilingual howls of protest. Although the verbal
inflections were tamed for a family audience, nowhere before or after Expo
86 could anyone witness road rage on a universal scale.
The
roadway followed a spiralled curve into the centre where a 26 metre high
sculpture was located. Called "Transcending the Traffic," sculptured
vehicles at the bottom blended and became human forms riding animals as
the sculpture rose higher. Finally at the top, a group of human forms
reach to the sky.
Sometimes comical, always
amusing, the Land Plaza's traffic jam was an innovative exhibit showcasing
some of the world's most unique vehicles.
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