The Great Exhibition 1851

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Exhibition_1851
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 6 million
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate 1851-10-15
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1855)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Exhibition 1851
gptkbp:legacy funded the Victoria and Albert Museum
funded the Natural History Museum
funded the Science Museum
inspired subsequent world fairs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Jacquard_loom
gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond
over 14,000
early telegraph
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Prince_Albert
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:precededBy none (first of its kind)
gptkbp:purpose showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:significance first international exhibition of manufactured products
gptkbp:startDate 1851-05-01
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries over 30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brewster's_stereoscope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7