| 1913 Ghent | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical Expo |
| Name | Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Gand 1913 |
| Building(s) | Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station |
| Area | 130 hectares (320 acres) |
| Organized by | Émile Coppieters[1] |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 31 |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| City | Ghent |
| Venue | Citadelpark |
| Coordinates | 51°02′16.4″N 3°43′12″E / 51.037889°N 3.72000°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 26 April 1913 |
| Closure | 3 November 1913 |
| Universal expositions | |
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| Next | Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco |
| Internet | |
| Website | www.expo1913.be |
The Ghent International Exposition of 1913 (Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van 1913 Gent, French: Exposition universelle et internationale de 1913 Gand) was a world's fair held in Ghent, Belgium, from 26 April to 3 November 1913.[2]
- ^ William Whyte (ed.), Ghent Planning Congress 1913: Premier Congrès International et Exposition Comparée des Villes (Abingdon and New York, 2014), p. viii.
- ^ Davy Depelchin, "The Ghent Universal and International Exhibition of 1913: Reconciling Historicism, Modernity and Exoticism", in Cultures of International Exhibitions 1840-1940, edited by Marta Filipova (Farnham, 2015), p. 185. Partial preview on Google Books.