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Main Pavilion for the Tennoji Fair (天王寺博覧会テーマ館)

Tennoji Park, Osaka

Sources checked October 2026

“The main pavilion of a 1987 exhibition, later a screening hall and plant greenhouse before its demolition in 2018.”

Year: 1987
Architect: Tadao Ando
Type: Exhibition pavilion, later a screening hall and greenhouse
Access: Demolished in 2018

Tadao Ando designed the main pavilion of the Tennoji Fair, held in 1987 in the park of the same name in Osaka. The building later served as a screening hall and a plant greenhouse; once out of use, it was demolished in 2018.

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History

The Tennoji Fair (天王寺博覧会) ran from 1 August to 8 November 1987 in Tennoji Park, which was redeveloped for the occasion. Tadao Ando designed its main pavilion. After the fair, the building served as a screening hall and a plant greenhouse.

By 2017 these two facilities were no longer in use: the City of Osaka then chose an operator to demolish them and build new facilities in their place, in the park's entrance area. The pavilion was demolished in 2018.

Tennoji Park, Osaka

Main Pavilion for the Tennoji Fair (天王寺博覧会テーマ館)

History

Greenhouses nearby

Architecture nearby

By the same architect

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