| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:World's_Fair 
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                                | gptkbp:annualVisitors | 5,162,330 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 16 hectares 
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                                | gptkbp:awarded | medals of honor 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:France 
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                                | gptkbp:currencyIntroduced | French franc (as official currency for transactions) 
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                                | gptkbp:endDate | 1855-11-15 
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                                | gptkbp:exhibits | fine arts machinery
 agricultural products
 industrial products
 
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                                | gptkbp:followedBy | gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1867) 
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                                | gptkbp:location | gptkb:Paris 
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                                | gptkbp:mainVenue | gptkb:Palais_de_l'Industrie 
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                                | gptkbp:notableBuilding | gptkb:Palais_de_l'Industrie gptkb:Art_Pavilion
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEvent | gptkb:Courbet's_Pavilion_of_Realism 
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                                | gptkbp:notableExhibit | gptkb:Gustave_Courbet gptkb:Jean-Baptiste-Camille_Corot
 gptkb:Jean-François_Millet
 gptkb:John_Everett_Millais
 gptkb:William_Morris
 gptkb:James_Whistler
 gptkb:Delacroix
 gptkb:Ingres
 gptkb:Adolphe_Sax
 34,000
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | introduction of the term 'Art Pavilion' showcasing industrial and fine arts
 
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                                | gptkbp:officialName | gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1855 
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                                | gptkbp:opened | gptkb:Napoleon_III 
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                                | gptkbp:organizedBy | gptkb:French_government 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:Great_Exhibition 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | to promote international trade and innovation to showcase French industrial and artistic achievements
 
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                                | gptkbp:startDate | 1855-05-15 
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                                | gptkbp:theme | gptkb:art gptkb:industry
 agriculture
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Vuillaume 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Paris Exposition 1855 
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