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Exposition Universelle (1878)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Exposition_Universelle_(1878)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors
13,000,000
gptkbp:area
66 hectares
gptkbp:awarded
gptkb:Formula_One
medals
gptkbp:country
gptkb:France
gptkbp:endDate
1878-11-10
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Exposition Universelle (1878)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:logo
depicted allegorical female figure with globe and laurel
gptkbp:mainVenue
gptkb:Champ_de_Mars
gptkb:Palais_du_Trocadéro
gptkbp:memberState
36
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:first_international_congress_of_electricians
first public demonstration of electric arc lighting in Paris
first telephone demonstration in France
introduction of the metric system to the public
gptkbp:notableExhibit
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_head
gptkb:smartphone
electric street lighting
gptkbp:notableParticipant
gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Victor_Hugo
gptkbp:officialName
gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1878
gptkbp:organizer
gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1867)
gptkbp:purpose
celebrate recovery of France after Franco-Prussian War
gptkbp:startDate
1878-05-01
gptkbp:theme
progress and peace
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Gold_Medal,_1878_Paris_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5