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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:World's_Fair
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gptkbp:annualVisitors
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over 6 million
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
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gptkbp:area
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990,000 square feet
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gptkbp:attendedBy
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gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Lewis_Carroll
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
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gptkbp:city
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:British_pound
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gptkbp:endDate
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1851-10-15
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1855)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Expo 1851
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern exhibition design
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gptkbp:legacy
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funded the Natural History Museum, London
funded the Science Museum, London
funded the Victoria and Albert Museum
inspired future world's fairs
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
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gptkbp:mainVenue
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gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:glass
iron
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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first international exhibition of manufactured products
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gptkbp:notableExhibit
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Jacquard_loom
gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond
over 13,000
steam engines
early telegraph
foreign countries
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations
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gptkbp:opened
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gptkb:Queen_Victoria
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gptkbp:organizer
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gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Royal_Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce
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gptkbp:patronage
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gptkb:Queen_Victoria
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gptkbp:precededBy
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none
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gptkbp:publicTransit
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1 shilling (cheapest ticket)
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gptkbp:purpose
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Foster peace and progress
Promote international trade
Showcase industrial achievements
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gptkbp:startDate
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1851-05-01
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Crystal_Palace
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:culture
gptkb:industry
gptkb:technology
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gptkbp:transportation
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railways
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:World's_Fair
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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