Paris Exposition Universelle 1878

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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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Served as a showcase for French industry and culture
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gptkb:Alphonse_Daudet
gptkb:Émile_Zola
gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkb:Camille_Saint-Saëns
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gptkb:Edgar_Degas
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gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Carpeaux
gptkb:Berthe_Morisot
gptkb:Guy_de_Maupassant
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