Exposition Universelle (1867)
| EXPO Paris 1867 | |
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Main building at Champ de Mars
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical |
| Name | Exposition universelle |
| Area | 68,7 Ha |
| Invention(s) | Hydraulic elevator, Reinforced concrete |
| Visitors | 15,000,000 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 42 |
| Business | 52,200 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Venue | Champ-de-Mars |
| Coordinates | 48°51′21.7945″N 2°17′52.3703″E / 48.856054028°N 2.297880639°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 1 April 1867 |
| Closure | 31 October 1867 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | 1862 International Exhibition in London |
| Next | Weltausstellung 1873 Wien in Vienna |
The International Exposition of 1867 (French: Exposition universelle [d'art et d'industrie] de 1867), was the second world's fair to be held in Paris, from 1 April to 3 November 1867. Forty two nations were represented at the fair. Following a decree of Emperor Napoleon III, the exposition was prepared as early as 1864, in the midst of the renovation of Paris, marking the culmination of the Second French Empire.
In 1864, Napoleon III decreed that an international exposition should be held in Paris in 1867. A commission was appointed with Prince Jerome Napoleon as president, under whose direction the preliminary work began. The site chosen for the Exposition Universelle of 1867 was the Champ de Mars, the great military parade ground of Paris, which covered an area of 119 acres (48 ha) and to which was added the island of Billancourt, of 52 acres (21 ha). The principal building was rectangular in shape with rounded ends, having a length of 1608 feet (490 m) and a width of 1247 feet (380 m), and in the center was a pavilion surmounted by a dome and surrounded by a garden, 545 feet (166 m) long and 184 feet (56 m) wide, with a gallery built completely around it. In addition to the main building, there were nearly 100 smaller buildings on the grounds.
There were 50,226 exhibitors, of whom 15,055 were from France and her colonies, 6176 from Great Britain and Ireland, 703 from the United States and a small contingent from Canada. The funds for the construction and maintenance of the exposition consisted of grants of $1,165,020 from the French government, a like amount from the city of Paris, and about $2,000,000 from public subscription, making a total of $5,883,400; while the receipts were estimated to have been but $2,822,900, thus leaving a deficit, which, however, was offset by the subscriptions from the government and the city of Paris, so that the final report was made to show a gain.
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