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 67 (redirect from 1967 International and Universal Exposition)
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967. It was a category...
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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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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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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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The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) sanctions world expositions. Some have been recognised retrospectively because they took place before the...
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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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awarded a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889), and had a small showing at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893). For several...
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Expo 58 (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles de 1958, Dutch: Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling van...
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the Universal Exposition of 1878 that surrounded the enormous Palais de Trocadéro, which served as the main building for the exposition. He filled 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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Pont Alexandre III (category Exposition Universelle (1900))
Résal and Amédée Alby [fr]. It was inaugurated in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle (universal exhibition) World's Fair, as were the nearby Grand Palais...
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absinthe distiller. He founded the business after attending the Exposition Universelle (1867), where he bought the rights to make hand-cranked knitting...
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Arie van der Velden (category 1967 deaths)
Arie van der Velden at Olympedia "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie...
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Art Nouveau (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
millions of visitors to the city's 1900 Exposition Universelle. Main entrance to the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle The Bigot Pavilion, showcasing the work...
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French Artists) and in 1889, was awarded a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Between 1907 and 1909, he resided in Italy, where he made...
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Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system...
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Voltaire (redirect from Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire)
honnête à l'auteur malhonnête de la "Critique de l'histoire universelle de M. de Voltaire" (1760), dans Œuvres complètes de Voltaire, Voltaire. Moland,...
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family and taken to New York. He received another gold medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889) for his depiction of Charlotte Corday headed to the gallows...
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Revolution, Holmès was commissioned to write the Ode triomphale for the Exposition Universelle, a work requiring about 1,200 musicians. She gained a reputation...
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interested in ceramics in 1889 after viewing Chinese porcelain at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. With his knowledge of chemistry, Bigot was able to create...
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Museum of Fine Arts 1958: "Contemporary Art in Canada", "l'Exposition Universelle de Brussels" of 20 Canadian painters 1962: "Festival of the 2 Worlds",...
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Architecture of Paris (section Exposition architecture)
Napoleon III, the Belle Époque, and the Art Nouveau style. The great Exposition Universelle (1889) and 1900 added Paris landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower...
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succeeded in making a version. Chaplet won a gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris for his glaze. The American Hugh C. Robertson, of the Chelsea...
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medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889). Backer exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois...
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Eugène Hénard (section Place de l'Opera)
was the design of school buildings. During the planning for the Exposition Universelle (1889) Hénard proposed installing an innovative continuous train...
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propagation de l'éducation libre. 1877. (coverage includes France) Charles Dreyss (1883). Chronologie universelle. Histoire universelle (in French) (5th ed...
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Ferris wheel (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
over 2.5 million passengers. 1900: the Grande Roue de Paris was built for the Exposition Universelle, a world's fair held in Paris, France. It was demolished...
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Tivadar Zemplényi (category Louisiana Purchase Exposition)
the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, he also exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle, as well as the Venice Biennales of 1901, 1905, and 1909. Zemplényi...
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