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UNIVERSAL EXHIBITIONS

The Universal Exhibitions are large public expositions to show people the signs of the

progress, the inventory of means to satisfy the necessities of civilization, the profitableadvances, the value of the industrial products, the industries themselves and the

perspectives in the foreseeable future. They usually last from three weeks to six months.

Official participants in Universal Exhibitions are located in national sections separated

from nternational Organisms, non!official participants and authorized or licensees to

provide public necessities.

The origin of the Exhibition is found in the "rench aim of showing the llustration

advances and the goals of the scientific progresses. #ater, this tradition was soon followed

by the United $ingdom showing the effects of the industrial revolution. The advantages of

holding a Universal Exhibition were soon appreciated by othercountries.

The Universal Exhibitions add the character of internationalization when the host country

invites another country or other countries to take part in. The internationalization is a

characteristic of the Universal Exhibition from %&'( ahead, since the entering into force of

the )onvention *elating to nternational Exhibitions arranged by the nternational

Exhibitions +ureau. "airs are classified by this Organism into three types universal,

international or specialized.

Universal Exhibition London 181

The universal exhibition of %(-% opening % /ay %(-%, )losure %% October %(-%0 was a

historical exposition under the name 12reat Exhibition of the 3orks of ndustry for all

4ations5. t took place in the )rystal 6alace t was designed by 7oseph 6axton anderected

in nine months to hold the event0 at 8yde 6ark in #ondon. '( countries presented

themselves.

The Exhibition caused controversy and preoccupation for the foreseeable number of

visitors, since revolutionaries as /arx saw the exhibition as an emblem of the capitalist

society.

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t was the first on a number of 3orld9s "air of culture and industry as a celebration of

modern industrial technology and design. The goal was to show 1The 2reat +ritain role

as industrial leader5. :lthough it was a platform for all expositors countries to display

their achievements, 2reat +ritain proved its superiority iron and steel industries,

machinery or textiles. : number of notable figures of the time attended ;arwin, )olt,

+ronte, ;ickens and others.

: total of &.%&- visitors were present and the most popular stands were those of

technology and moving machinery, colonial products, vulcanized rubber, air pumps,

barometers, electric telegraphs, scientific instruments, microscopes, a primitive fax

machine, the )olt revolvers, musical instruments?

/oreover, the exhibition offered astonishing ob@ects such as the world9s biggest diamondthe $ohl!!4or, which was presented as an exotic bird in a cageA a revolutionary bed which

awoke the owner up by sending him to a cold water bath, or a fountain of perfumed water.

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Universal Exhibition o! "aris 188#

The universal exhibition of %((& opening < /ay %((&, )losure >% October %((&0 was a

historical exposition under the name 1Exposition universelle de 6aris de %((&5 The goal

was to show the "rench cultural leadership and the fact that 6aris was the capital of the last

BB century .t took place in 6aris during the Ctorming of the +astille centenary, in a total

area of &< hectares covering the )hamp de /ars, the Trocadero, the Orsay station, a part of

the Cena bank and the nvalid field. The recently erected Tour Eiffel in yellow coulour was

the entering arched door to the exhibition area. : total of '(.%'%.&D- visitors and

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The /achinery 2allery consisted in a wonderful pavilion, in which the innovations of theindustrial revolution were shown. The preeminence of the industry and the 1art nouveau5

were con@ugated to celebrate the power of "rance.

)ultural events as the 1Opera )omiGue5, musical performances )laude ;ebussy0, and

others were passed.

The locomotive created by 3illiam Ctroudley English engineer of the +righton and Couth

)oast *ailway0.

The +uffalo +ill spectacle represented the 13ild 3est Chow5.

: central attraction in the "rench section was themperial ;iamond, at the time the largest

brilliant in the world.

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