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1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. [1] These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months. [1]
Alphabetical List of World's Fairs by City: A-L. Adelaide, Australia. 1887-1888. Jubilee International Exhibition. Aichi, Japan. 2005. Expo 2005. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1883.
Since the mid-19th century more than 100 world’s fairs have been held in more than 20 countries throughout the world. Generally speaking, these events are called world’s fairs in the United States, international (or universal) expositions in continental Europe and Asia, and exhibitions in Great Britain.
The Rise and Fall of World’s Fairs. Sixty years after Seattle’s Century 21 Exposition, world’s fairs have largely fallen out of fashion in the U.S. View of the Space Needle and the Century ...
Expo 2010 goes down as the largest fair in history, having attracted 73 million people. It also had the highest international participation of any exposition in the world with 246 countries participating in an area covering 1,300 acres.
Here are 5 of the most significant world’s fairs that changed the world. The Great Exhibition – London, 1851. Widely hailed as the first world exposition, Britain’s Great Exhibition of 1851 was a sprawling showcase of the world’s technological triumphs
World's Fair [never held] 1883-1884. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign. Nations. x Foreign Exhibition. Calcutta, India; International Exhibition. 1884. Edinburgh, Scotland; International Forestry Exhibition. St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. St. Louis Exposition. Turin, Italy ...
From the beautiful Eiffel Tower to a beloved ride at Disneyland, many attractions from some of the most significant world's fairs remain prevalent and popular today. Before we explore these expositions, however, let's take a look at how the world's fair came to be.
Explore the phenomenon of world's fairs from the Crystal Palace in 1851 and the proliferation of North American exhibitions, to fairs around the world and twenty-first century expos.