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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical Expo |
| Name | Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855 |
| Building(s) | Palais de l'Industrie |
| Area | 15.2 hectares (38 acres) |
| Visitors | 5,162,330 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 27 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Venue | Jardins des Champs-Élysées |
| Coordinates | 48°52′0″N 2°18′47″E / 48.86667°N 2.31306°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 15 May 1855 |
| Closure | 15 November 1855 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Great Exhibition in London |
| Next | 1862 International Exhibition in London |
The Exposition Universelle of 1855 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1855 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, from 15 May to 15 November 1855. Its full official title was the Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855.[1] It was the first of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.[a] Nowadays, the exposition's sole physical remnant is the Théâtre du Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, designed by architect Gabriel Davioud, which originally housed the Panorama National.
- ^ Exposition Universelle. "1855, exposition universelle des produits de l'agriculture, de l'industrie et des beaux-arts". Exposition Universelle. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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