al , ▁Ben in , ▁and ▁other ▁colon ies , ▁with ▁cost umed ▁residents . ▁ ▁The ▁Pav il ions ▁of ▁the ▁particip ating ▁nations ▁and ▁special ▁indust ries ▁▁ ▁The ▁Pav il ions ▁of ▁the ▁particip ating ▁nations ▁were ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Champ ▁de ▁Mars . ▁The ▁Latin ▁American ▁nations ▁had ▁particularly ▁color ful ▁and ▁lav ish ▁structures . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Pav il ion ▁of ▁Argentina ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁decor ative ▁pav il ions ▁in ▁the ▁Ex position . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁architect ▁Albert ▁Ball u , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁design ▁competition . ▁It ▁covered ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁square ▁meters , ▁and ▁was ▁fifty ▁meters ▁high , ▁to pped ▁by ▁five ▁iron ▁and ▁glass ▁cup olas ▁and ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁fr ie ze ▁of ▁m osa ics , ▁cer am ics ▁and ▁col oured ▁glass ▁orn aments . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ex position ▁closed , ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁apart ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁where ▁it ▁stood ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁nations , ▁there ▁were ▁pav il ions ▁of ▁special ized ▁indust ries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁company , ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁of ▁the ▁Trans at l antic ▁steam ship ▁company , ▁the ▁tele phone ▁and ▁elect r ify ▁pav il ions , ▁and ▁the ▁Pav il ions ▁of ▁gas ▁and ▁oil . ▁