Exposition Universelle (1889)
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 5 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The most famous structure created for the exposition, and still remaining, is the Eiffel Tower.
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Poster | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical |
| Name | Exposition universelle de 1889 |
| Building(s) | Eiffel Tower |
| Area | 96 hectares (240 acres) |
| Invention(s) | Phonograph |
| Visitors | 32,250,297 |
| Organized by | Charles Adolphe Alphand |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 35 |
| Business | 61,722 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Venue | Champ de Mars, Trocadéro |
| Coordinates | 48°51′30″N 2°17′39″E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 5 May 1889 |
| Closure | 31 October 1889 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Exposición Universal de Barcelona in Barcelona |
| Next | World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago |
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