Pavillon de l’Algérie à l’Exposition universelle de 1889

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The Pavillon de l’Algérie à l’Exposition universelle de 1889 was a colonial-era exhibition building in Paris that showcased French-ruled Algeria through an exoticized blend of North African architectural styles and cultural displays.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial exhibition structure
exhibition pavilion
temporary building
architecturalStyle Islamic revival architecture
Moorish revival architecture
North African–inspired architecture
context French colonialism in North Africa
country France
countryExhibited French Algeria NERFINISHED
demolished after the end of the Exposition universelle de 1889
depictedAs picturesque and exotic North African space
exhibited Algerian costumes
Algerian crafts
Algerian decorative arts
Algerian everyday life scenes
Algerian music and performances
exhibitedAt Exposition universelle de 1889 NERFINISHED
location Paris
openingDate 1889
organizer French colonial administration NERFINISHED
partOf colonial section of the Exposition universelle de 1889
purpose to promote French colonial power in North Africa
to showcase the French colony of Algeria
represented Algeria under French colonial rule
theme exoticized representation of Algeria
orientalist imagery
timePeriod late 19th century
usedFor propaganda for French colonial rule in Algeria
visitorExperience immersive walk-through of reconstructed Algerian environments

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Albert Ballu notableWork Pavillon de l’Algérie à l’Exposition universelle de 1889
Albert Ballu notableWork Pavillon de l’Algérie à l’Exposition universelle de 1889
this entity surface form: Pavillon de l’Algérie à l’Exposition universelle de 1900