The Great Exhibition (London, 1851)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Exhibition_(London,_1851)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 6 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency	Penny (admission fee)
gptkbp:endDate	1851-10-15
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1855)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Great Exhibition (London, 1851)
gptkbp:inspiredBy	Subsequent World's Fairs
gptkbp:legacy	Foundation of the Natural History Museum, London Foundation of the Science Museum, London Foundation of the Victoria and Albert Museum
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:St._Kitts gptkb:St._Lucia gptkb:Anguilla gptkb:Australia gptkb:Austria gptkb:Bahamas gptkb:Barbados gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Bermuda gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Canada gptkb:Ceylon gptkb:Chile gptkb:China gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Dominica gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Falkland_Islands gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Gibraltar gptkb:Gold_Coast gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:Greece gptkb:Grenada gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:India gptkb:Italy gptkb:Jacquard_loom gptkb:Jamaica gptkb:Japan gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond gptkb:Malta gptkb:Mauritius gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Montserrat gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Norway gptkb:Peru gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Russia gptkb:Siam gptkb:Sierra_Leone gptkb:Singapore gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sweden gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Turkey gptkb:United_States gptkb:British_Guiana gptkb:British_Honduras gptkb:Antigua gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope gptkb:Nevis gptkb:Persia gptkb:St._Helena gptkb:Tobago gptkb:Trinidad gptkb:Virgin_Islands gptkb:West_Indies gptkb:Ionian_Islands gptkb:St._Vincent over 13,000 Labuan Malacca Early telegraph Steam engines
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Charles_Darwin gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:Charlotte_Brontë gptkb:George_Eliot gptkb:Karl_Marx gptkb:Lewis_Carroll gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations
gptkbp:opened	gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Prince_Albert gptkb:Royal_Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce
gptkbp:precededBy	National Exhibition of Products of Industry of All Nations (Paris, 1849)
gptkbp:purpose	Showcase industry and culture
gptkbp:startDate	1851-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Queen_Victoria’s_Patek_Philippe_watch
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6