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and were, quote, "set apart enough by the river
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to permit the creation of an atmosphere different
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from the rest of the fair."
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Entire colonial buildings were transported to Paris and rebuilt.
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Colonial workmen were brought to France
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to execute the detail and decorative work on the buildings,
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and they remained there throughout the exhibition,
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posing as residents and merchants in the reconstructed villages
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and bazaars, from far away.
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Mosques, temples, archeological discoveries,
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dancers, music and food,
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all were brought to create a self-contained world