Paris Exposition Universelle (1900)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 50 million
gptkbp:area 216 hectares
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:endDate 1900-11-12
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Internationale_des_Arts_Décoratifs_et_Industriels_Modernes_(1925)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paris Exposition Universelle (1900)
gptkbp:introduced First Olympic Games in Paris (1900 Summer Olympics)
First appearance of diesel engines
First appearance of magnetic audio recording
First talking films (Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre)
First use of escalators in France
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:memberState 58
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Inauguration_of_the_Paris_Métro
First use of moving sidewalks
First Olympic Games in Paris
First appearance of diesel engines
First appearance of magnetic audio recording
First international chess tournament in Paris
First use of X-ray machines at a world's fair
First use of electric boats on the Seine
First use of electric taxis in Paris
First use of escalators in France
First use of talking films in public
First use of the Gare Montparnasse's new building
First use of the Gare Saint-Lazare's new building
First use of the Gare d'Austerlitz's new building
First use of the Gare d'Orsay
First use of the Gare de Lyon's new building
First use of the Gare de l'Est's new building
First use of the Gare des Invalides
First use of the Gare du Nord's new building
First use of the Grand Palais and Petit Palais
First use of the Pont Alexandre III
First use of wireless telegraphy at a world's fair
First use of Art Nouveau architecture on a large scale
First use of electric lighting on a large scale in Paris
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Palace_of_Electricity
gptkb:Grand_Palais
gptkb:Petit_Palais
gptkb:Grande_Roue_de_Paris_(Ferris_wheel)
Art Deco architecture
Moving sidewalk
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Austria-Hungary
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:Siam
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:French_colonies
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1900
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Émile_Loubet
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
gptkbp:startDate 1900-04-14
gptkbp:theme Achievements of the past century and a preview of the next
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Le_Penseur
gptkb:Belle_Epoque
gptkb:Loïe_Fuller
gptkb:Ignacio_Zuloaga
gptkb:Sousa's_Band
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6