Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Exhibition
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| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
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| gptkbp:attendance |
Over 6 million visitors
Largest exhibition of its time |
| gptkbp:built |
gptkb:Crystal_Palace
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| gptkbp:collectibility |
Postcards
Exhibition catalogues Guidebooks Commemorative medals Souvenir plates |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Inspired the design of future exhibitions
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Showcased Victorian era innovation
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| gptkbp:date |
1851
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| gptkbp:duration |
May 1 to November 15, 1851
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| gptkbp:exhibits |
990,000 square feet
Over 14,000 exhibitors |
| gptkbp:funding |
Raised £186,000
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Industrial Revolution
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Exhibition 1851
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future world's fairs
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| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
Countries from around the world
|
| gptkbp:involved |
Over 1 million visitors in the last week
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Promoted international trade
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Crystal_Palace,_London
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Extensive press coverage
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
The Great Wheel
The Koh-i-Noor diamond The first public toilet The steam engine The Crystal Palace itself Crystal_Palace_became_a_concert_hall Crystal_Palace_became_a_venue_for_events Crystal_Palace_housed_a_museum Crystal_Palace_was_destroyed_by_fire_in_1936 |
| gptkbp:notableGuestStars |
gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:Charles_Darwin gptkb:Jules_Verne gptkb:Queen_Victoria gptkb:Henry_Cole gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:Michael_Faraday gptkb:George_Eliot John Ruskin Thomas Huxley |
| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Prince_Albert
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Showcase industrial achievements
|
| gptkbp:sacraments |
November 15, 1851
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| gptkbp:significance |
First international exhibition of manufactured products
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:British_government
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| gptkbp:theme |
Industry
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