International Exhibition, London 1862

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Exhibition,_London_1862
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 6 million
gptkbp:area 21 acres
gptkbp:closed 1 November 1862
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:demolished 1864
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1867)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Exhibition, London 1862
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:legacy Site now occupied by Natural History Museum and Science Museum
Led to development of museums in South Kensington
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mainBuildingDesigner gptkb:Captain_Francis_Fowke
gptkbp:material Iron, glass, brick
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkb:Bessemer_steel
gptkb:Early_submarine_(Resurgam)
First plastic (Parkesine)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_1862
gptkbp:opened 1 May 1862
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_(1851)
gptkbp:purpose Showcase industry, technology, and art
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Exhibition_Road,_South_Kensington
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morris_&_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5