Exposition universelle (1900)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Exposition_universelle_(1900)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 50 million
gptkbp:area 216 hectares
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:endDate 1900-11-12
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Internationale_des_Arts_Décoratifs_et_Industriels_Modernes_(1925)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Exposition universelle (1900)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:logo poster by Alfons Mucha
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Gare_d'Orsay
gptkb:Grand_Palais
gptkb:Petit_Palais
gptkb:Pont_Alexandre_III
gptkbp:notableEvent first Olympic Games in Paris (1900 Summer Olympics)
introduction of diesel engines
introduction of escalators
introduction of talking films
introduction of the Paris Métro
gptkbp:notableExhibit over 83,000
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1900
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Art_Nouveau_movement
technological innovation
international cultural exchange
gptkbp:startDate 1900-04-14
gptkbp:theme celebration of the achievements of the past century and anticipation of the next
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Expo_1925_Paris
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7