Exposition Universelle (1855)

1855 Paris
Overview
BIE-classUniversal exposition
CategoryHistorical Expo
NameExposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855
Building(s)Palais de l'Industrie
Area15.2 hectares (38 acres)
Visitors5,162,330
Participant(s)
Countries27
Location
CountryFrance
CityParis
VenueJardins des Champs-Élysées
Coordinates48°52′0″N 2°18′47″E / 48.86667°N 2.31306°E / 48.86667; 2.31306
Timeline
Opening15 May 1855 (1855-05-15)
Closure15 November 1855 (1855-11-15)
Universal expositions
PreviousGreat Exhibition in London
Next1862 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.

  1. ^ 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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