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The Montana ExpoPark (formerly known as the Montana State Fairgrounds) is a fairground located in the city of Great Falls, Montana, in the United States. The grounds contain 35 buildings, a horse racing track, grandstands, and the Four Seasons Arena—multi-purpose sports and exhibition arena.〔Oyan, Katie. "SMG Fee to Exceed $75,000." ''Great Falls Tribune.'' October 18, 2002.〕 The site is the host of the Montana State Fair as well as agricultural shows, rodeos, basketball tournaments, and funfairs. The six original structures of the fairgrounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ==Construction and buildings== The original fairgrounds were designed by Gordon G. Cottier and George M. Shanley. The original buildings, constructed in the Art Deco style, were the Atrium, Family Living Center, Fine Arts Building, Livestock Pavilion (now known as the Heritage Building), Mercantile Building, and Trades and Industries Building. Shanley designed the first building to be erected, the Livestock Pavilion, and it was constructed in 1919.〔Aarstad, et al., p. 194.〕 Most of the buildings, however, were built between 1928 and 1938.〔 Many of the structures completed between 1934 and 1938 were paid for by grants from the Public Works Administration.〔 In 1939, the Montana State Fair, which had previously been held in Helena, permanently moved to Great Falls.〔 The fairgrounds also include three large parks: Central Park, the Family Living Park, and South Park. Other large structures include the FFA Building, the new Livestock Pavilion, the Paddock Club, and the Poultry/Rabbit Barn. The 5,000-seat Four Seasons Arena was built in 1979.〔Ecke, Richard. "Couple's Gift Helps Keep Local Ice Rink Dream Alive." ''Great Falls Tribune.'' July 29, 2007.〕 The Exhibition Hall (capable of seating up to 1,500 people) was constructed adjacent to the arena in 1995.〔("Building Details." Exhibition Hall. Montana ExpoPark. 2009. ) Accessed 2011-05-14.〕〔"Western Art Lovers Flood the Falls Each Year." ''Great Falls Tribune.'' March 23, 2003.〕 The annual Montana State Fair, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2011, draws more than 150,000 people to the fairgrounds each year.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montana ExpoPark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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