Official Name Exposition internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie moderne Theme Art and technology as applied in modern life Duration 25 May - 25 November 1937 (185 days) Location Paris city centre: Champs de Mars, in front of the Trocadero, to the banks of the Seine Area: 105 hectares of which 9.5 hectares occupied by buildings housing France and the guest countries Symbol: Palais de Chaillot with Peace Column designed by Jacques Carlu, Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Léon Azéma Organisation Upper Exposition Council: 42 members, president: Minister of Trade and Industry Control Commission: President: Joseph Caillaus Executive Committee Vice-president: Julien Durand Commissioner General: Edmond Labbé, director general of technology education General Secretary: Charles Ettori, council of state reporter Architects: Chief architect Charles Letrosne (to Nov. 1935), then Jacques Gréber, as well as Robert Martzloff for park and garden architecture Finance Director: Henri Pignerol, Paris council finance director Participating countries: 46 Exhibitors: 11,000 Visitors: 31,040,955 Entrance fee: 6 Francs Costs: Official figures as at 21 December 1940: Income: 1,661,024,345 Francs Expenses: 1,443,288,391 Francs Profit: 217,735,953 Francs Financing: State subsidies: 1,265,897,641 Francs; Paris council subsidy: 351,000,000 Francs National Lottery profits of up to 295,000,000 Francs awarded for 3 years to the Paris council Classification: 114 classes and 14 Groups Category: Category 2 World Exposition Events: Including 602 congresses during the Exposition