1878 Exposition Universelle

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exposition in Paris international exposition world's fair

The 1878 Exposition Universelle was a world's fair held in Paris to showcase French recovery after the Franco-Prussian War and to celebrate advances in industry, technology, and the arts.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Exposition Universelle of 1878	3
1878 Exposition Universelle canonical	2
1878 Paris Exposition Universelle	1
Exposition Universelle (1878)	1
Exposition Universelle 1878	1
Exposition Universelle de 1878	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exposition in Paris ⓘ international exposition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ
category	19th-century world's fair ⓘ history of Paris ⓘ international exhibitions in France ⓘ
city	Paris ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
endDate	1878-11-10 ⓘ
followedBy	1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
headOfStateAtOpening	Patrice de MacMahon ⓘ
historicalContext	early years of the French Third Republic ⓘ post Franco-Prussian War period ⓘ
location	Champ de Mars ⓘ Trocadéro ⓘ
mainBuilding	Palais du Champ de Mars ⓘ Trocadéro ⓘ surface form: Palais du Trocadéro
motto	1878 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Exposition Universelle de 1878
notableFeature	Trocadéro Palace built as a permanent structure ⓘ display of telephone technology ⓘ exhibitions of machinery and industrial equipment ⓘ introduction of large-scale electric lighting displays ⓘ major international art exhibitions ⓘ
notableInnovation	presentation of new communication technologies ⓘ widespread public demonstration of electric lighting in Paris ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries	more than 30 ⓘ
openingYear	1878 ⓘ
organizingBody	French Third Republic ⓘ
politicalSignificance	instrument of cultural diplomacy ⓘ symbol of French national recovery and prestige ⓘ
precededBy	1867 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
purpose	to celebrate advances in industry, technology, and the arts ⓘ to showcase French recovery after the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
showcasedDomain	agriculture ⓘ applied arts ⓘ fine arts ⓘ industry ⓘ technology ⓘ
startDate	1878-05-01 ⓘ
theme	fine arts ⓘ industrial progress ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ
timePeriod	Belle Époque ⓘ
typeOfEvent	cultural event ⓘ economic event ⓘ technological exhibition ⓘ
visitorCount	over 16 million ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1889 Exposition Universelle → precededBy → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

Champ de Mars → hostedEvent → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle 1878

1878 Exposition Universelle → motto → 1878 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle de 1878

1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition → precededBy → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle

Palais du Champ de Mars → constructedFor → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1878

Palais du Champ de Mars → demolishedAfter → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1878

Palais du Champ de Mars → exhibition → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1878

1867 Exposition Universelle → followedBy → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

Paris Exposition Universelle (various years) → notableEdition → 1878 Exposition Universelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1878)