Paris World Fair 1889

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 32 million
gptkbp:area 96 hectares
gptkbp:commemorates 100th anniversary of the French Revolution
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:currency gptkb:French_franc
gptkbp:endDate 1889-10-31
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Eiffel_Tower
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:architecture
gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:fashion
gptkb:furniture
gptkb:glass
gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:print
gptkb:railway_line
gptkb:textile_industry
gptkb:Palais_des_Beaux-Arts
gptkb:agricultural_machinery
gptkb:Galerie_des_Machines
fine arts
musical performances
scientific instruments
steam engines
telegraphy
agricultural products
automobiles
culinary arts
photographic technology
electric lighting
international pavilions
hydraulic elevators
telephone technology
colonial exhibits
machinery innovations
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Paris_World_Fair_1900
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paris World Fair 1889
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:Eiffel_Tower
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_Show
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Eiffel_Tower
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1889
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy Paris World Fair 1878
gptkbp:purpose to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution
gptkbp:significance introduction of Eiffel Tower as a landmark
showcased industrial and technological progress
gptkbp:startDate 1889-05-06
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Progress
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 35
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paris_World_Fair_1900
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7