Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Exposition_Universelle_de_Paris_1889
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 32 million
gptkbp:area 96 hectares
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Formula_One
medals
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:endDate 1889-10-31
gptkbp:exhibits fine arts
technological innovations
industrial achievements
colonial exhibits
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_Paris_1900
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889
gptkbp:legacy Eiffel Tower remains
influenced future world's fairs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:logo Eiffel Tower silhouette
gptkbp:memberState 35
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Eiffel_Tower
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_Show
first use of electric lighting at a world's fair
inauguration of Eiffel Tower
introduction of elevator technology
introduction of phonograph
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Eiffel_Tower
gptkb:Palais_des_Beaux-Arts
gptkb:Galerie_des_Machines
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gustave_Eiffel
gptkb:Jean-Charles_Alphand
gptkb:Jules_Ferry
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1889
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_Paris_1878
gptkbp:purpose celebrate centennial of French Revolution
gptkbp:startDate 1889-05-06
gptkbp:theme modernity
progress
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Decauville_railway
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Champ_de_Mars
gptkb:Trocadéro
gptkb:Quai_d'Orsay
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1889
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6