International Exhibition 1862

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Exhibition_1862
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 6 million
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Captain_Francis_Fowke
gptkbp:area 21 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:demolished 1864
gptkbp:endDate 1862-11-01
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1867)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Exhibition 1862
gptkbp:legacy site became part of the Science Museum and Natural History Museum
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Kensington,_London,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
gptkb:glass
iron
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Bessemer_steel_process
fine arts
machinery
musical instruments
over 28,000
early submarine
first plastic (Parkesine)
sewing machines
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_1862
gptkbp:opened Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Royal_Commission_for_the_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_(1851)
gptkbp:purpose to showcase industry, technology, and art
gptkbp:startDate 1862-05-01
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 36
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morris,_Marshall,_Faulkner_&_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5