
Facing the Flushing Gate, the Irish Trade Promotion Pavilion was designed in the form of a huge shamrock. An imposing sculpture on its facade symbolizes "Thy Mother Ireland is Ever Young." Entrance to the Pavilion is through the stem of the shamrock, a hall in which a tourist bureau provided information service on Irish travel and hotel facilities. In the right wall, a giant mural and illuminated map typified the scenic and other attractions of Irish environment. To the left, the wall is devoted to a display of pictures painted by Irish artists.

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Beyond the entrance hall were many exhibits of such products as Irish whiskey, stout, bacon, pottery, silver, smoking pipes, book binding and printing, wooden piece goods, hand-woven tweeds, table linen and many other quality items for which Ireland is famous.
A unique feature of the landscape surrounding the Pavilion was a large relief map of Ireland placed in the center of a miniature lake.
(Text from the Official Guide Book.)


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