London Great Exhibition (1851)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/London_Great_Exhibition_(1851)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 6 million
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency penny (admission fee)
gptkbp:endDate 1851-10-15
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1855)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label London Great Exhibition (1851)
gptkbp:inspiredBy subsequent world's fairs
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkb:Victoria_and_Albert_Museum
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainBuilding gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Jacquard_loom
gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond
over 14,000
early fax machine (Bain's chemical telegraph)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Henry_Cole
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:French_Industrial_Expositions
gptkbp:purpose showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:startDate 1851-05-01
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries over 30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philadelphia_Centennial_Exhibition_(1876)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6