FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf national exhibition
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Ralph_Tubbs
gptkb:Leslie_Martin
gptkb:Hugh_Casson
gptkb:Misha_Black
gptkbp:commemorates centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851
gptkbp:commissionedBy Labour government of Clement Attlee
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Festival_of_Britain_crown_coin
gptkbp:demolished Conservative government of Winston Churchill
gptkbp:director gptkb:Gerald_Barry
gptkbp:endDate 1951-09-30
gptkbp:event gptkb:Exhibition_of_Architecture
gptkb:Exhibition_of_Industrial_Power
gptkb:Exhibition_of_Science
gptkb:Exhibition_of_the_Arts
Exhibition of the Land
Exhibition of the People
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gptkbp:influenced British design and architecture
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Great_Exhibition_1851
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Royal_Festival_Hall
gptkb:Southbank_Centre
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Abram_Games
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:South_Bank,_London
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Dome_of_Discovery
gptkb:Skylon
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Land_Travelling_Exhibition
gptkb:Far_Tottering_and_Oyster_Creek_Railway
gptkb:Telekinema
gptkb:Shot_Tower
gptkb:Riverside_Restaurant
Exhibition of Architecture, Poplar
Exhibition of Industrial Power, Glasgow
Exhibition of Science, South Kensington
Exhibition of the Land, Bristol
Exhibition of the People, Manchester
Festival Gardens, Battersea Park
Sea Travelling Exhibition
Ulster Farm and Factory Exhibition
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:participants over 8 million
gptkbp:postageStampsIssued Festival of Britain commemorative stamps
gptkbp:purpose celebrate British achievements in science, technology, industrial design, architecture, and the arts
gptkbp:startDate 1951-05-03
gptkbp:theme gptkb:A_Tonic_to_the_Nation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Festival_of_Britain_1951_commemorative_crown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7