Exposition Universelle (1878)

1878 Paris
The Palais du Trocadéro built for the occasion[1] was reused for the 1900 Universal Exposition, when this postcard was printed
Overview
BIE-classUniversal exposition
CategoryHistorical Expo
NameExposition universelle de 1878
Building(s)Palais du Trocadéro
Area75 hectares (190 acres)
Invention(s)Icemachine, Electric streetlights
Visitors13,000,000
Participant(s)
Countries36
Location
CountryFrance
CityParis
VenueAvenue des Nations
Coordinates48°51′44″N 2°17′17.7″E / 48.86222°N 2.288250°E / 48.86222; 2.288250
Timeline
Opening1 May 1878 (1878-05-01)
Closure10 November 1878 (1878-11-10)
Universal expositions
PreviousCentennial Exposition in Philadelphia
NextMelbourne International Exhibition (1880) in Melbourne

The Exposition Universelle of 1878 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1878 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 1 May to 10 November 1878, to celebrate the recovery of France after the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. It was the third of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.[a]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Paris" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 807.


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