Antwerp
The first American oil trickled into Europe via the port of Antwerp in 1863. The Antwerp petroleum industry established itself between the South and Hoboken.
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To host the 1998 World Expo, the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, spared no expense. An abandoned industrial site was bulldozed to create a new city district with expo pavilions.
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