Tecnópolis
{{Short description|Science and art exhibition in Argentina}}
{{Infobox convention
| name = Tecnopolis
| image = File:Tecnópolis.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Technopolis Logo
| status = Active
| genre = Exhibition of science, technology, industry and art
| venue = {{coord|34|33|31|S|58|30|41|W}}
| location = Villa Martelli, Province of Buenos Aires
| country = {{ARG}}
| first = 2011
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| filing =
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| 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
}} It was inaugurated on July 14, 2011, by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.{{cite web
|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
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 = dead
|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
}} However, in October 2010, the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, denied authorization in such plots as the transport system would collapse in the city.{{cite web
|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)
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
}} 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 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 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, Gorillaz, Lana Del Rey, Beck, Travis, Imagine Dragons, Juana Molina, Attaque 77, Evanescence 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.{{cite web|url=http://en.expo2023argentina.com/masterplan/|access-date=November 16, 2017|title=Masterplan | Expo 2023 - Argentina - Buenos Aires|archive-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185344/http://en.expo2023argentina.com/masterplan/|url-status=dead}}
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
References
External links
{{commons category|Tecnópolis}}
- [http://www.tecnopolis.ar Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718192849/http://www.tecnopolis.ar/ |date=2011-07-18 }}
{{Youth Olympic venues futsal}}
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