Paris Exposition Universelle 1878

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gptkbp:annualVisitors	13,000,000
gptkbp:area	66 hectares
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:endDate	1878-11-10
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_1889
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Paris Exposition Universelle 1878
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:notableEvent	first public demonstration of the telephone in France first World’s Fair to use electric lighting extensively introduction of the electric streetlight
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_head gptkb:smartphone electric arc lighting
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gptkbp:notableWinner	gptkb:Bronze_Medal gptkb:Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Silver_Medal gptkb:Gold_Medal gptkb:Formula_One Diploma of Honor
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1878
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy	Exposition Universelle 1867
gptkbp:purpose	celebrate recovery of France after Franco-Prussian War
gptkbp:startDate	1878-05-01
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Champ_de_Mars gptkb:Palais_du_Trocadéro
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Philadelphia_Centennial_Exposition_1874
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6