British Empire Exhibition, Wembley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Empire_Exhibition,_Wembley

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:annualVisitors	27 million
gptkbp:closed	31 October 1925
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Wembley_Stadium Wembley Arena
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Wembley,_London,_England
gptkbp:notableAttraction	gptkb:park gptkb:Exhibition_Lake gptkb:Pageant_of_Empire Live music Cultural performances Art exhibitions Engineering displays Fireworks displays Model villages Sports events Theatre performances Souvenir shops Children's playground Boating on Exhibition Lake Empire Stadium events Gardens and landscaping Railway displays Restaurants and tea rooms Transport rides
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Wembley_Stadium_(Empire_Stadium)
gptkbp:notableEvent	King George V opened the exhibition Queen Mary attended the opening
gptkbp:notableExhibit	56 British Empire territories and colonies
gptkbp:notablePavilion	gptkb:New_Zealand_Pavilion gptkb:Palace_of_Arts gptkb:Palace_of_Engineering gptkb:Palace_of_Housing_and_Transport gptkb:Palace_of_Industry gptkb:West_Indies_Pavilion gptkb:Malayan_Pavilion gptkb:West_African_Pavilion gptkb:Canadian_Pavilion gptkb:Australian_Pavilion gptkb:Indian_Pavilion gptkb:South_African_Pavilion
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:British_Empire_Exhibition
gptkbp:opened	23 April 1924
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose	to stimulate trade and strengthen bonds within the British Empire
gptkbp:theme	British Empire unity and trade
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Wembley_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Somaliland_Pavilion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7