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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:World's_Fair
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gptkbp:annualVisitors
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over 6 million
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
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gptkbp:area
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990,000 square feet
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gptkbp:city
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:endDate
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1851-10-15
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1855,_Paris)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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London Exhibition 1851
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gptkbp:legacy
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Inspired subsequent World's Fairs
Proceeds funded the Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum, and Natural History Museum
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
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gptkbp:mainBuilding
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gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Industry_of_All_Nations
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gptkbp:notableExhibit
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gptkb:Jacquard_loom
gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond
over 14,000
Early telegraph
Steam engines
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations
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gptkbp:organizer
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gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Royal_Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
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gptkbp:precededBy
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None (first World's Fair)
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gptkbp:purpose
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Showcase industrial and cultural achievements
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gptkbp:representedCountry
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over 30 countries
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gptkbp:startDate
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1851-05-01
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Vuillaume
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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