The London World Exposition 1851  
Year: | 1851 | City: | London | Country: | Great Britain | Duration: | 1st May - 11th October 1851
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| Copyright: Tallis 1852, Bd. 1, S. 4 | |
Facts and Figures
Official title: The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
Exhibition site: Hyde Park
Area: 10.5 hectares, of which 7.2 hectares for the Crystal Palace
Exhibition area: 8.7 hectares
Duration: 1 May – 11 October 1851
Exhibitors: 14,000 with over one million exhibits, 6,900 from England
Foreign participants: from 25 countries and 15 British colonies
Visitors: 6,039,205
Entrance fees: variable, between one shilling and
one pound
Classification: 4 sections and 30 classes
Jury: 314 members, half from England, half foreign
Prizes: 5,130 awards in three categories. Awards of the first category go mainly to Britain (46 percent) and France (33 percent)
Cost: 913,000 pounds
Profit: 150,000 pounds
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