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)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Exhibition, London 1862