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.

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Exposition Universelle (1889) 6
1889 Exposition Universelle canonical 5
Exposition Universelle of 1889 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
surface form: Paris Exposition of 1889
architect Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert ⓘ
area 96 hectares ⓘ
category 1889 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Eiffel Tower base on the Champ de Mars side
notableExhibit Galerie des Machines ⓘ
surface form: 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 1889 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Les Invalides, Paris ⓘ
surface form: Esplanade des Invalides

Quai d'Orsay ⓘ
Trocadéro ⓘ
visitors approximately 32 million ⓘ

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Paris → hostedEvent → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Eiffel Tower → builtFor → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
1889 Exposition Universelle → officialName → 1889 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition universelle de 1889
1889 Exposition Universelle → category → 1889 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Category I universal exposition
1889 Exposition Universelle → alsoKnownAs → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paris Exposition of 1889
1900 Exposition Universelle → precededBy → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Champ de Mars → hostedEvent → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
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1878 Exposition Universelle → followedBy → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert → participatedIn → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
Galerie des Machines → constructedFor → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
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Galerie des Machines → event → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
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Galerie des Machines → partOf → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
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Palais des Arts Libéraux → locatedInEvent → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1889
Palais des Arts Libéraux → event → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Palais des Arts Libéraux → constructedFor → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Belle Époque → notableEvent → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1889
1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition → followedBy → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle
Dutert → exhibition → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
subject surface form: Galerie des Machines
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
Dutert → participatedIn → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
Statue of Liberty replica on Île aux Cygnes → associatedWith → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: World’s Fair of 1889 in Paris
James Carroll Beckwith → exhibitedAt → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paris Exposition Universelle (1889)
Paris Exposition Universelle (various years) → notableEdition → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889)
Red Mill → foundedInContextOf → 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris