World Exhibition in Paris 1900

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Exhibition_in_Paris_1900
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 50 million
gptkbp:area 216 hectares
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced French franc (as official currency for the fair)
gptkbp:endDate 1900-11-12
gptkbp:exhibitorCountry 58
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1937)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Exhibition in Paris 1900
gptkbp:legacy urban development in Paris
promotion of technological innovation
many Art Nouveau works
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Gare_d'Orsay
gptkb:Grand_Palais
gptkb:Petit_Palais
gptkb:Pont_Alexandre_III
gptkbp:notableEvent introduction of diesel engines
introduction of escalators
introduction of talking films
introduction of the Paris Métro
first Olympic Games held in Paris (1900 Summer Olympics)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_de_1900
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
gptkbp:startDate 1900-04-14
gptkbp:theme Achievements of the past century and a preview of the next century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Matryoshka_dolls
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7