Exposition Universelle of 1855

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The Exposition Universelle of 1855 was a major world's fair held in Paris that showcased industrial, artistic, and technological achievements of the mid-19th century, reinforcing France’s cultural and economic prestige.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
aimedToCompeteWith Great Exhibition of 1851 in London ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Paris Universal Exposition of 1855 ⓘ
category 1855 in France ⓘ
International exhibitions ⓘ
World's fairs in Paris ⓘ
century 19th century ⓘ
city Paris ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endDate 1855-11-15 ⓘ
featuredDomain agricultural products ⓘ
fine arts ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ
railway technology ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
followedBy Exposition Universelle of 1867 ⓘ
hostCity Paris ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName French ⓘ
location Champs-Élysées ⓘ
Palais de l’Industrie ⓘ
mainBuilding Palais de l’Industrie ⓘ
mainBuildingFunction exhibition hall for industry and fine arts ⓘ
notableSection agricultural exhibition ⓘ
fine arts exhibition ⓘ
industrial exhibition ⓘ
machinery exhibition ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingCountries over 20 ⓘ
numberOfVisitors more than 5 million ⓘ
officialName Exposition Universelle de 1855 ⓘ
openingYear 1855 ⓘ
organizer Second French Empire ⓘ
politicalContext Second French Empire ⓘ
precededBy Great Exhibition ⓘ
Great Exhibition of 1851 ⓘ
purpose to reinforce French cultural prestige ⓘ
to reinforce French economic prestige ⓘ
to showcase artistic achievements ⓘ
to showcase industrial achievements ⓘ
to showcase technological achievements ⓘ
rulerDuringEvent Napoleon III ⓘ
significance demonstrated French industrial progress ⓘ
enhanced Paris’s status as a cultural capital ⓘ
strengthened France’s international prestige ⓘ
startDate 1855-05-15 ⓘ
theme art ⓘ
industry ⓘ
technology ⓘ

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Great Exhibition of 1851 → followedBy → Exposition Universelle of 1855 ⓘ
Pavilion of Realism (1855) → associatedWithEvent → Exposition Universelle (1855) ⓘ
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The Painter's Studio → exhibitedAt → Exposition Universelle of 1855 (rejected official Salon) ⓘ
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1867 Exposition Universelle → precededBy → 1855 Exposition Universelle ⓘ
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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel → exhibitedAt → Exposition Universelle of 1855 ⓘ
1855 Bordeaux classification → establishedForEvent → Exposition Universelle de Paris (1855) ⓘ
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Exposition Universelle of 1855 → officialName → Exposition Universelle de 1855 ⓘ
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Exposition Universelle of 1855 → alsoKnownAs → Paris Universal Exposition of 1855 ⓘ
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Paris Exposition Universelle (various years) → notableEdition → Exposition Universelle (1855) ⓘ
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Deuxième Cru Classé → createdForEvent → Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 ⓘ
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Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) → commissionedFor → Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 ⓘ
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Quatrième Cru Classé → establishedForEvent → Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 ⓘ
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