Great Exhibition of 1851

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkb:historical_event
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:city gptkb:London
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Albert_Memorial
memorials in Hyde Park
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:Crystal_PalaceRelocatedTo gptkb:Sydenham_Hill
gptkbp:demolished 1852 (Crystal Palace in Hyde Park)
gptkbp:endDate 1851-10-15
gptkbp:featuredIn Victorian literature
historical documentaries
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1855)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Exhibition of 1851
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1855)
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition_(Chicago,_1893)
gptkbp:legacy establishment of the Natural History Museum
establishment of the Science Museum
establishment of the Victoria and Albert Museum
inspired future world fairs
funded educational and cultural institutions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
iron
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Britain
gptkb:France
gptkb:India
gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond
gptkb:United_States
fine arts
machinery
other countries
over 14,000
raw materials
steam engines
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Royal_Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:precededBy none (first international exhibition of its kind)
gptkbp:publicTransit 1 shilling (cheapest ticket)
gptkbp:purpose showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:startDate 1851-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4