Paris: Exposition Universelle de 1889
May 6, 1889 to October 31, 1889
Cover of L'Exposition de Paris (Expomuseum.com)
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Overview (Brown University 1889)
The 1889 Paris Exhibition was located on the Champ de Mars and Trocadero celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French revolution.
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Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889
(Library of Congress 1889)
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"The scale of the 1889 World Fair was to be much bigger than the previous ones." (Brown University) |
Central Dome, Interior (National Gallery of Art 1889)
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One of the most famous and recognizable architectural structures around the world, the Eiffel Tower, was invented right before the exposition and unveiled at the entrance of the World's Fair. This tower served as the precedent for the creation of other impressive landmarks to come in future fairs.
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"The whole idea that iron -- just iron -- could be beautiful, flew in the face of architectural history. Everyone knew that the great cathedrals and palaces had all been built of stone with the careful craft of ornamentation which adorned them." (Natasha Wallace: John Singer Sargent Visual Gallery)
Central African and Lapland Houses (National Gallery of Art 1889)
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Persian, Germanic, and Gallic Houses (National Gallery of Art (1889)
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Another form of cultural exchange was the foreign buildings, and people dressed in their native attire informing others about their lifestyle.
Esplanade des Invalides; French exhibits (National Gallery of Art 1889)
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Pavilion of Cochin China (National Gallery of Art 1889)
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