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Copyright: L'Illustration, Nr. 1272, 13.7.1867, S. 21f

Official designation: Exposition universelle de Paris 1867

Innovations:
Classification system
Thematic orientation of the exhibition - "The History of Labour"
Nations´ Pavilions
Technical innovations: e.g. hydraulic elevator, reinforced concrete (Patented by Joseph Monier)

Duration: 1st April – 3rd November 1867, 217 days
Opening on 1st April by Emperor Napoleon III.

Venue Parc du Champ-de-Mars,
Ile de Billancourt

Area 68.7 hectares, of which 15.3 hectares for the palace, of whose exhibition area almost half was reserved for France

Landmark Exhibition palace on the Champ de Mars

Organisation Imperial commission
with 60 members, divided into 11 special committees
Chairperson
Prince Napoleon, cousin of the emperor; replaced by the crown prince as Honorary President

Commissioner General Senator Frédéric Le Play

Architects Jean Baptiste Krantz for the palace, Adolphe Alfant for the park,
Charles de Chennevières for the art exhibition

Participants 41 countries

Exhibitors 52,000, of which 15,969 from France

Theme The History of Labour

Visitors between 11,000,000 and 15,000,000

Costs Expenses of 22,984,000 FF
Income of 26,114,000 FF,
of which 9,283,967 FF was admittance money
Profit 3,130,000 FF

Financing 6 million FF subsidies from each of state and city, 8 million FF through subscription issue

Classification 10 groups and 95 classes

Juries 570 members, of whom 260 were French

Prizes 19,776 prizes, of which there were 66 Grands Prix and 1,143 gold medals; in the field of fine arts 139 awards, of which there were 17 Grands Prix and 33 first prizes;
France received a total of 10,103 prizes


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The Paris World Exposition 1867
 
Year: 1867City: ParisCountry: France
Duration: 1st April - 3rd November 1867

 

 

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