Canadian Pavilion, Expo '67, Montreal

The Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal featured an inverted pyramid structure as well as a walk through attraction called the "People Tree." The pavilion had its highest single-day attendance on Canada Day (July 1), 1967. The pavilion's large inverted pyramid was called Katimavik, which is the Inuit word for "Gathering Place". The pyramid was nine storeys tall and supported by four columns. The building at its base housed a rotating theatre, which used moving wedge-shaped chambers to bring audiences from one screening to the next, making a complete revolution every half-hour. Smaller linked pyramids at ground level housed the exhibits "The Land of Canada," "The Growth of Canada" and "The Challenge to Canadians" and "Canada and the World." To the northeast of the main pavilion, an Arts Centre featured a 500-seat theatre, a display of art and handicrafts and a reference library. The site also had a Children's Creative Centre, and a restaurant, La Toundra.