The Exposition Universelle of 1878 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1878 Paris Exposition, was a world's...
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The Exposition Universelle of 1900 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's...
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The Exposition Universelle of 1867 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1867 Paris Exposition, was a world's...
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Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second...
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The Brussels International Exposition (French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles, Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling te Brussel) of 1910...
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Galerie des machines (category Exposition Universelle (1889))
(officially: Palais des machines) was a pavilion built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Located in the Grenelle district, the huge pavilion was...
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Ghent International Exposition of 1913 (Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van 1913 Gent, French: Exposition universelle et internationale de 1913 Gand) was a...
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Trocadéro Palace (category Exposition Universelle (1900))
dismantled in 1935 in preparation for the 1937 Exposition Universelle, to make way for a new building, the Palais de Chaillot. The location of the Trocadéro...
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United...
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The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life) was held from...
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World's fair (redirect from World exposition)
fair" is commonly used in the United States, while the French term, Exposition universelle ("universal exhibition") is used in most of Europe and Asia; other...
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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate...
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The Exposition universelle, internationale et coloniale was a world's fair including a colonial exhibition held at Parc de la Tête d'or in Lyon, France...
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The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915....
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List of world's fairs (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Melbourne Exhibition (in conjunction with Exposition Universelle (1855)) 1855 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1855) 1856 – Brussels, Belgium – International...
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1900 Summer Olympics (category Exposition Universelle (1900))
host the second Games. The Games were held as part of the 1900 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair). In total, 1,226 competitors took part in 19 different...
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Baron de Brandois". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020. Olivier, Baron de Brandois at Olympedia "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours...
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Human zoo (redirect from Ethnological exposition)
Human zoos, also known as ethnological expositions, were public displays of people, usually in a so-called "natural" or "primitive" state. They were most...
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Company or Suez Canal Company, full initial name Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez (Universal Company of the Maritime Canal of Suez), sometimes...
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Games were organized by the organizing committee of the Exposition Universelle, who disagreed with de Coubertin's ideas and subsequently fired him, nor were...
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Jardins du Trocadéro (category Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne)
Adolphe Alphand for the Exposition Universelle (1878). The present garden has an area of 93,930 m2, and was created for the Exposition Internationale des Arts...
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designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. Nearly 10 million visitors attended the exposition, and 37 countries participated in it. The Great Central Fair on Logan...
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dance she had first performed at the Exposition Universelle in 1900, a Second Empire scene, and "la Valse 1900". de Mérode later reflected, “I was wearing...
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The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) sanctions world expositions. Some have been recognised retrospectively because they took place before the...
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Eiffel Tower (redirect from La dame de fer)
after discussion about a suitable centerpiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle, a world's fair to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution...
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Croix de Guerre. In May and June 1900, Champsavin competed in the International Horse Show in Paris. The events were part of the Exposition Universelle, and...
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scenes from the Paris Commune. He was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. He owned numerous studios in Paris, mostly on the Boulevard...
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cabaret. His work was featured at the Exposition Universelle de Paris, and in 1901 he was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his contribution...
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The Decauville Tramway at Exposition Universelle in Gent, 1913 (French Tramway de Decauville Ainé) was a temporary narrow gauge railroad with a gauge...
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Petit Palais (redirect from Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris)
1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition"), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris)...
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