Centennial International Exhibition 1888

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 2 million
gptkbp:city gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:commemorates 100 years of European settlement in Australia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:endDate 1889-01-31
gptkbp:exhibits fine arts
machinery
agricultural products
industrial products
colonial achievements
gptkbp:followedBy Paris Exposition Universelle 1889
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centennial International Exhibition 1888
gptkbp:location gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia
gptkbp:notableEvent First use of electric lighting in the Royal Exhibition Building
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Victorian_Government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Melbourne_International_Exhibition_1880
gptkbp:purpose To celebrate the centenary of European settlement in Australia
gptkbp:startDate 1888-08-01
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Royal_Exhibition_Building
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Exhibition_Building,_Melbourne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7