Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège
| 1905 Liège | |
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Official Poster of the Fair
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical Expo |
| Name | Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège |
| Building | Palais des beaux-arts de Liège |
| Area | 21.08 hectares (52.1 acres) |
| Visitors | 7,000,000 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 29 |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| City | Liège |
| Venue | Parc de la Boverie |
| Coordinates | 50°37′43.98″N 5°34′32.56″E / 50.6288833°N 5.5757111°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | April 25, 1905 |
| Closure | November 6, 1905 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis |
| Next | Milan International (1906) in Milan |
Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège was a world's fair held in Liège in 1905 from April 27 to November 6, just 8 years after a Belgian exposition held in Brussels. Intended to show Liege's industrial importance it also marked 75 years of Belgian independence and 40 years of Leopold II's reign.
The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian Francs.
Twenty-nine countries were official participants, from Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; from Africa: Egypt and Congo Free State; from America: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, and the United States; and from Asia China, Japan, Persia and Turkey. Germany and Spain were unofficial participants
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