Exposition Universelle (1878)
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.
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The Palais du Trocadéro built for the occasion was reused for the 1900 Universal Exposition, when this postcard was printed | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical Expo |
| Name | Exposition universelle de 1878 |
| Building(s) | Palais du Trocadéro |
| Area | 75 hectares (190 acres) |
| Invention(s) | Icemachine, Electric streetlights |
| Visitors | 13,000,000 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 36 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Venue | Avenue des Nations |
| Coordinates | 48°51′44″N 2°17′17.7″E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 1 May 1878 |
| Closure | 10 November 1878 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia |
| Next | Melbourne International Exhibition (1880) in Melbourne |
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