1900 Exposition Universelle

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international exposition world's fair

The 1900 Exposition Universelle was a world's fair held to showcase the achievements of the 19th century and emerging innovations of the 20th, featuring landmark attractions like the Grand Palais and the first Paris Métro line.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Exposition Universelle (1900) 4
Exposition Universelle 1900 4
Exposition Universelle of 1900 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
approximateVisitors 50 million ⓘ
category 1900 in France ⓘ
History of Paris ⓘ
World's fairs in Paris ⓘ
centuryCelebrated 19th century ⓘ
city Paris ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endDate 1900-11-12 ⓘ
exhibited art ⓘ
colonial displays ⓘ
industrial products ⓘ
scientific innovations ⓘ
featuredArtMovement Art Nouveau ⓘ
featuredTechnology cinema ⓘ
electricity ⓘ
moving sidewalks ⓘ
followedBy Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes ⓘ
surface form: Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes
languageOfOfficialName French ⓘ
legacy construction of Pont Alexandre III ⓘ
construction of the Grand Palais ⓘ
construction of the Petit Palais ⓘ
development of the Paris Métro ⓘ
metroLineInaugurated Paris Métro Line 1 ⓘ
notableInfrastructure first Paris Métro line ⓘ
notableStructure Musée d'Orsay ⓘ
surface form: Gare d'Orsay

Grand Palais, Paris ⓘ
surface form: Grand Palais

Petit Palais ⓘ
Pont Alexandre III ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries 40 ⓘ
officialName 1900 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Exposition Universelle de 1900
openedBy Émile Loubet ⓘ
organizingCountry France ⓘ
precededBy 1889 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
purpose to present innovations of the 20th century ⓘ
to showcase achievements of the 19th century ⓘ
startDate 1900-04-14 ⓘ
theme celebration of the achievements of the past century ⓘ
optimism about the new century ⓘ
timePeriod Belle Époque ⓘ
venue Champ de Mars ⓘ
Les Invalides, Paris ⓘ
surface form: Esplanade des Invalides

Quai d'Orsay ⓘ
Trocadéro ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Grand Palais, Paris → builtFor → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palais
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle 1900
Pont Alexandre III → builtFor → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1900)
Palais des Colonies → exhibition → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1900)
1889 Exposition Universelle → followedBy → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Palais des Colonies → hasCategory → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1900) buildings
Champ de Mars → hostedEvent → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle 1900
Paris → hostedEvent → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
Belle Époque → notableEvent → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1900
1900 Exposition Universelle → officialName → 1900 Exposition Universelle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle de 1900
Summer Olympics 1900 → openedBy → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1900)
Grand Palais, Paris → openedFor → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Palais
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle 1900
Paris Métro Line 1 → openedForExposition → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle 1900
Petit Palais → partOf → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle of 1900
Summer Olympics 1900 → partOf → 1900 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Exposition Universelle (1900)
this entity surface form: Exposition universelle de 1900