Exposition Universelle 1878

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Exposition_Universelle_1878

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	13,000,000
gptkbp:area	66 hectares
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Medals_of_Honor gptkb:Formula_One
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:memberState	36
gptkbp:notableArtist	Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila premiere First performance of the Marseillaise as French national anthem
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Palais_du_Trocadéro Temporary exhibition pavilions
gptkbp:notableEvent	First World’s Fair after Franco-Prussian War Inauguration of the Trocadéro Palace
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_head gptkb:Telephone_by_Alexander_Graham_Bell Electric lighting
gptkbp:notableInvention	electric motor Typewriter Refrigeration Seismograph Steam turbine Incandescent lamp Aluminium production Artificial ice production Braille printing press Electric railway Hydraulic elevator Improved agricultural machinery Improved sewing machines Phonograph demonstration
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell gptkb:Frédéric_Auguste_Bartholdi gptkb:Jules_Grévy
gptkbp:notablePlace	International art exhibition Exhibition of Japanese art
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1878
gptkbp:precededBy	Exposition Universelle 1867
gptkbp:purpose	Showcase industrial and cultural progress
gptkbp:startDate	1878-05-01
gptkbp:technology	Telephone demonstration Electric arc lighting
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Progress
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Champ_de_Mars gptkb:Trocadéro
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_1889
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8