1878 Exposition Universelle

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	16,032,725
gptkbp:area	66 hectares
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced	International metric system demonstration
gptkbp:endDate	1878-11-10
gptkbp:exhibits	Universal exposition
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1878 Exposition Universelle
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Champ_de_Mars gptkb:Trocadéro
gptkbp:medal	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Frédéric_Auguste_Bartholdi
gptkbp:memberState	36
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_head gptkb:Palais_de_l'Électricité gptkb:Palais_des_Beaux-Arts gptkb:Palais_des_Machines gptkb:Palais_du_Trocadéro gptkb:Palais_de_l'Industrie gptkb:Palais_du_Champ_de_Mars gptkb:Palais_de_l'Exposition Exhibition pavilions Electric lighting installations Palais du Trocadéro gardens Pavilions of participating countries Temporary bridges over the Seine Temporary railway station
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:International_Congress_of_Electricians Display of the head of the Statue of Liberty First major use of electric lighting in Paris Inauguration of the Palais du Trocadéro
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_head gptkb:Palais_du_Trocadéro gptkb:Telephone gptkb:Thomas_Edison_phonograph Electric lighting First electric street lighting in Paris
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Frédéric_Auguste_Bartholdi
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1878
gptkbp:opened	President Patrice de MacMahon
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1867)
gptkbp:purpose	Showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:startDate	1878-05-01
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Progress
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Trocadéro_Palace gptkb:1881_International_Exposition_of_Electricity,_Paris gptkb:Fallen_Angel_Statue
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8