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Three-levelled, with a beautiful tea house on the second level, and one of the only hand-crafted pavilions, the Pagoda quickly became one of the most visited and photographed pavilions at the Expo. Towards the end of the Expo, a group of persons called
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as head, to liaise between government and private donations to keep the Pagoda in
Brisbane, and the campaign was a success, largely also due to the last minute concluding successful donation by retirees Mr. & Mrs. Frank & Myra Pitt. Various ideas were put forward as to where to host the
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where 160 Nepalese families worked for two years at crafting its diverse elements. These were then shipped to
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agreed to participate in World Expo '88, and the
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