1889 Exposition Universelle

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international exposition world's fair

The 1889 Exposition Universelle was a world's fair held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, best known for unveiling the Eiffel Tower as its centerpiece.

Aliases (8)

Exposition Universelle (1889) ×3
Exposition Universelle of 1889 ×3
1889 Paris Exposition Universelle ×1
Category I universal exposition ×1
Exposition Universelle 1889 ×1
Exposition Universelle grounds on the Champ de Mars ×1
Exposition universelle de 1889 ×1
Paris Exposition of 1889 ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international exposition → world's fair →
alsoKnownAs	Paris Exposition of 1889 →
architect	Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert →
area	96 hectares →
category	Category I universal exposition →
centerpiece	Eiffel Tower →
chiefEngineer	Gustave Eiffel →
city	Paris →
classification	Universal Exposition →
commemoratedAnniversary	centenary of the Storming of the Bastille →
commemoratedEvent	French Revolution →
commissionerGeneral	Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand →
country	France →
currencyUsed	French franc →
endDate	1889-10-31 →
featuredBuilding	Galerie des Machines → Palais des Arts Libéraux → Palais des Beaux-Arts → Palais des Colonies → Palais des Industries diverses →
featuredStructure	Eiffel Tower →
followedBy	1900 Exposition Universelle →
governingBody	French Ministry of Commerce and Industry →
hostCity	Paris →
hostCountry	France →
language	French →
legacy	permanent retention of the Eiffel Tower → promotion of Paris as a center of modern technology and culture →
location	Paris →
mainEntrance	Eiffel Tower base on the Champ de Mars side →
notableExhibit	Galerie des Machines iron-and-glass hall →
notableInnovation	demonstration of elevators in the Eiffel Tower → widespread use of electric lighting →
numberOfExhibitors	over 61,000 →
numberOfParticipatingCountries	about 35 →
officialName	Exposition universelle de 1889 →
openingYear	1889 →
organizer	French Third Republic →
politicalContext	French Third Republic →
precededBy	1878 Exposition Universelle →
purpose	celebration of the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution →
startDate	1889-05-06 →
theme	French Revolution centennial →
venue	Champ de Mars → Esplanade des Invalides → Quai d'Orsay → Trocadéro →
visitors	approximately 32 million →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Galerie des Machines ("Exposition Universelle of 1889") → Palais des Arts Libéraux →	constructedFor
Galerie des Machines ("Exposition Universelle (1889)") → Palais des Arts Libéraux →	event
1878 Exposition Universelle → 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition ("1889 Paris Exposition Universelle") →	followedBy
Champ de Mars ("Exposition Universelle 1889") → Paris →	hostedEvent
1889 Exposition Universelle ("Paris Exposition of 1889") →	alsoKnownAs
Eiffel Tower ("Exposition Universelle (1889)") →	builtFor
1889 Exposition Universelle ("Category I universal exposition") →	category
Palais des Arts Libéraux ("Exposition Universelle of 1889") →	locatedInEvent
Belle Époque ("Exposition Universelle of 1889") →	notableEvent
1889 Exposition Universelle ("Exposition universelle de 1889") →	officialName
Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert ("Exposition Universelle (1889)") →	participatedIn
Galerie des Machines ("Exposition Universelle grounds on the Champ de Mars") →	partOf
1900 Exposition Universelle →	precededBy