The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Exhibition_of_the_Works_of_Industry_of_All_Nations

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Exhibition gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 6 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:attendance	over 6 million
gptkbp:catalogue	1851
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:literature gptkb:music souvenir medals paintings and prints
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:Crystal_PalaceRelocatedTo	gptkb:Sydenham_Hill,_London
gptkbp:currency	penny (admission fee)
gptkbp:demolished	1852
gptkbp:endDate	1851-10-15
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Paris_Exposition_Universelle_(1855) subsequent world's fairs
gptkbp:legacy	funded the Natural History Museum, London funded the Science Museum, London funded the Victoria and Albert Museum inspired future world's fairs
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:material	iron and glass
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Australia gptkb:France gptkb:India gptkb:Jacquard_loom gptkb:Koh-i-Noor_diamond gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States over 14,000 steam engines many other countries early telegraph
gptkbp:opened	gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Prince_Albert gptkb:Royal_Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce
gptkbp:patronage	gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:purpose	to showcase industrial and cultural achievements
gptkbp:significance	first international exhibition of manufactured products
gptkbp:startDate	1851-05-01
gptkbp:symbolizes	British Empire's industrial power Victorian progress
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Expo_1851 gptkb:The_Great_Exhibition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6