Great Exhibition (London, 1851)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Exhibition_(London,_1851)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 6 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:attendedBy	gptkb:Charles_Darwin gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations,_1851
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate	1851-10-15
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1855)
gptkbp:fundedBy	public subscription
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Exhibition (London, 1851)
gptkbp:inspiredBy	subsequent World's Fairs
gptkbp:legacy	establishment of the Victoria and Albert Museum establishment of the Science Museum, London establishment of the Natural History Museum, London
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainMaterialOfVenue	glass and iron
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Exhibition
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Austria gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Canada gptkb:Chile gptkb:China gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Egypt gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:Greece gptkb:India gptkb:Italy gptkb:Jacquard_loom gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Norway gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Russia gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sweden gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Turkey gptkb:United_States gptkb:Persia gptkb:early_fax_machine_(Bain's_telegraph) over 14,000 steam engines
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Prince_Albert gptkb:Royal_Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce
gptkbp:precededBy	none (first World's Fair)
gptkbp:profit	£186,000
gptkbp:purpose	showcase industry and culture
gptkbp:startDate	1851-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1855)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6