European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                B0mv2the future continued from Page 3 Picasso Joan Miro Salvador Dali and Mexico s Diego Rivera. Unfortunately demand to see the show is such that the free tickets with specified admission times Are exhausted for the Day shortly after people Start lining up at 9 . At the Pavilion s ticket office. To do expo full Justice would be impossible in a week because distances and Waits for the More popular attractions Are daunting. However an integrated transport system of buses trolleys Cable cars and the Monorail serve to Cut the sheer size of expo. And even though Waits to get in can be up to one hour roving entertainers help break the Monotony. Plus incidents of line crashing Are very few so once you get in line you have a Good idea of How a Long you la be there. A fair goer carefully choosing to see Only the fair s top attractions can do expo in two extremely Long Days Here s How to do it along with the must see attractions a get to expo Early Gates open at 9 . And head directly for the Spanish Pavilion to grab tickets for the treasures exhibit and the equally coveted tickets for the Pavilion s 168-seat movie Max theater. The Cinema the Only one of its kind in the world permits the Spectator to become directly involved in the action of the it minute film a trip around Spain made by sailing its seas in various crafts and flying Over its peaks in a balloon. The theater incorporates an enormous hemispherical screen and its seals paired in groups of twos and moved by a computerized system Are synchronized with the direction and rhythm of the film s images. The total effects amps photos by Gary Miller computerized seats move with the action in Spain s movie Max theater. Canadian musicians perform Cool sounds on a stage set in a Pool and backed by Walls of water. Is extraordinary and May Point the Way to movie going experiences of the future a Elead next for some of the More interesting a and popular pavilions a before they get too crowded. Expo s most pleasurable Pavilion is Canada s. It deserves a Pat on the Back for its amazingly Cool and restful Amphitheater where visitors nearly surround the stage. The stage feet in a Pool and backed by water Walls of soothing Blue and Green serves up Lively Canadian musical acts to entertain waiting visitors. Canada should also get a prize for the wit something sadly lacking throughout expo s exhibits of its welcoming multimedia presentation just about every Pavilion at expo has some sort of Large screen or High definition or High tech or 3-d visual presentation trying to Tell its Story but Canada s film wins hands Down. The film momentum the world s first High definition Max movie was shot at 48 frames per second and is projected on a screen several stories High. The film lakes viewers on a sometimes White knuckle tour of Canada s magnificent scenery. The average 15-mrnute wait to get into the australian Pavilion is time Well spent. Once inside visitors ascend ramps to Circle a Parrot populated rain Forest and to peer inside a giant aquarium inspired by the country s great Barrier reef before settling Down in a theater yeah there Are lots of them at expo to enjoy one of the fair s most spectacular Cinema experiences. The Pavilion s film a tour around vast and diverse Australia is shown on a revolving 360-degree screen that lets the viewer see Forward to the Side and to where he or she has just come from. The eight minute film was shot by a Bank of six cameras suspended below a helicopter and the end effect while not totally seamless is breathtaking. In Short it s a trip Japan s Pavilion alleged to be the world s biggest wooden building May be expo s most stunning and powerful Structure. Technology is minimal inside the Temple like building dominated by its Majestic wooden stairway. Japan appears Content to let the other pavilions whose use of made in Japan technology is most pronounced speak up for its High tech efforts. Instead Japan invites visitors into a world of dreams and spirituality. The main display a and it is an enchanting one a is of traditional origami. A paper diorama contrasts Japan s original and contemporary landscapes and leads to a reconstructed Castle Tower displays of japanese writing showing How it developed from chinese script and to examples of the Way Japan has absorbed cultural elements from beyond its shores. Chile has a simple Pavilion that employs a great gimmick a a chunk of an iceberg a to lure visitors. The Cool attraction All 60 tons of it fascinates in its simplicity. It is partially covered in a refrigerated area most of the Day but is completely exposed for a Brief period at night. Guide Maria Viana who spends her working hours in front of the attraction says she has to Wear a Thermal shirt and Slacks to Ward off the cold. Quot in the mornings before crowds Start filling the Pavilion i m really Chilly Quot she said. A other pavilions should be visited for their significance or Novelty. Some countries have offered surprises at expo. Who would have thought that the Pavilion of saudi Arabia with its multicoloured Patchwork roof of carpets would be one of the fair s Star attractions a Large troupe of saudi dancers and musicians plays outside the Pavilion while inside visitors walk through Sand to enter an evocative desert room with its Oasis and bedouin Village. Huge and marvelous models of the Prophet s mosque at Medina and the holy mosque at Mecca Are on display. Pride of place at expo is naturally Given to the Host country and Spain built several pavilions around specific themes including navigation discoveries half destroyed by fire in january the 15th Century nature and the future. 1 the stunning navigation Pavilion set on the Guadalquivir River highlights the maritime discoveries achieved Between the late 15th Century and the present Day and the repercussions that these have had for humanity. Moored at the Pavilion Are replicas of Columbus three tiny ships plus the diminutive Victoria the first ship to circumnavigate the Globe As part of Ferdinand Magellan s expedition Between 1519 and 1522. Before arriving at expo the four sturdy Craft had already sailed More than 15,000 Miles and crossed the Atlantic while making Goodwill port visits. Close by is the space theater what remains of the ill fated Pavilion of discoveries which caught fire while being built. The theater presents a 15-minute filmed trip through five centuries that is another expo Marvel. A the previously listed pavilions Are expo s glittering continued on Page 6