Great Exhibition 1851

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:admission varied from one shilling to five pounds
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Exhibition
gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 6 million
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:attendance over 6 million
gptkbp:category gptkb:World's_Fair
Victorian era event
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:Crystal_PalaceRelocatedTo gptkb:Sydenham_Hill
gptkbp:demolished 1852
gptkbp:endDate 1851-10-15
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1855)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Exhibition 1851
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkb:Victoria_and_Albert_Museum
funded South Kensington museums
inspired future world fairs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
cast iron
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Australia
gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:India
gptkb:Jacquard_loom
gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond
gptkb:United_States
fine arts
machinery
over 13,000
raw materials
steam engines
early telegraph
various other countries
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:Francis_Henry
gptkb:Henry_Cole
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:French_Industrial_Expositions
gptkbp:purpose showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:significance first international exhibition of manufactured products
symbol of Victorian progress
gptkbp:startDate 1851-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hyde_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4