Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Exhibition gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 6 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:attendedBy	gptkb:Charles_Darwin gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel gptkb:Michael_Faraday gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate	1851-10-15
gptkbp:exhibits	fine arts machinery manufactured goods raw materials scientific instruments textiles agricultural products
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1855)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
gptkbp:influenced	subsequent world fairs
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London gptkb:Science_Museum,_London gptkb:Victoria_and_Albert_Museum
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:material	gptkb:glass iron
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Australia gptkb:China gptkb:Egypt gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:India gptkb:Jacquard_loom gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond gptkb:Russia gptkb:Turkey gptkb:United_States gptkb:ceramics gptkb:furniture gptkb:Daguerreotype_photography gptkb:agricultural_machinery fine arts over 14,000 raw materials steam engines telegraph textiles machinery for spinning and weaving printing presses
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Prince_Albert gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:precededBy	none (first world fair)
gptkbp:purpose	showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:startDate	1851-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Great_Exhibition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4