Great Exhibition of 1862
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The Great Exhibition of 1862 was a major international world's fair held in London that showcased industrial, technological, and artistic achievements of the Victorian era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Exhibition of 1862 canonical | 1 |
| International Exhibition of 1862 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11835738 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Exhibition of 1862 Context triple: [Ross Fountain, originalExhibition, Great Exhibition of 1862]
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A.
Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was a landmark international world's fair held in London that showcased industrial, technological, and artistic achievements of the mid-19th century.
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B.
Centennial International Exhibition 1888
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1888 was a major world's fair held in Melbourne to celebrate the centenary of British settlement in Australia, showcasing industrial, artistic, and technological achievements of the era.
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C.
Exposition Universelle of 1855
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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D.
Centennial Exposition
The Centennial Exposition was the 1876 world's fair held in Philadelphia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United States and showcase industrial, artistic, and technological achievements.
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E.
United States Sesquicentennial Exposition
The United States Sesquicentennial Exposition was a 1926 world's fair held in Philadelphia to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Exhibition of 1862 Target entity description: The Great Exhibition of 1862 was a major international world's fair held in London that showcased industrial, technological, and artistic achievements of the Victorian era.
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A.
Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was a landmark international world's fair held in London that showcased industrial, technological, and artistic achievements of the mid-19th century.
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B.
Centennial International Exhibition 1888
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1888 was a major world's fair held in Melbourne to celebrate the centenary of British settlement in Australia, showcasing industrial, artistic, and technological achievements of the era.
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C.
Exposition Universelle of 1855
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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D.
Centennial Exposition
The Centennial Exposition was the 1876 world's fair held in Philadelphia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United States and showcase industrial, artistic, and technological achievements.
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E.
United States Sesquicentennial Exposition
The United States Sesquicentennial Exposition was a 1926 world's fair held in Philadelphia to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exposition
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international exhibition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
International Exhibition of 1862
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linked to:
Great Exhibition of 1862
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| architect |
Captain Francis Fowke
ⓘ
Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Albert Hall (area development)
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Albert Hall
Science Museum (site development) ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum (site development) ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria and Albert Museum
|
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| closingDate | 1862-11-01 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| exhibited |
engineering innovations
ⓘ
fine arts ⓘ industrial products ⓘ machinery ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| follows | Great Exhibition of 1851 ⓘ |
| hostedBy |
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
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United Kingdom government ⓘ |
| inspired |
development of South Kensington museums
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later international exhibitions in London ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
promotion of British industrial power
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strengthening of international trade and cultural exchange ⓘ |
| location | South Kensington ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Exhibition building in South Kensington ⓘ |
| notableExhibit |
early telegraph equipment
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machinery hall displays ⓘ steam engines ⓘ |
| numberOfCountriesExhibited | over 30 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1862-05-01 ⓘ |
| organizedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| politicalContext | reign of Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| precededBy | Great Exhibition of 1851 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to showcase artistic achievements
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to showcase industrial achievements ⓘ to showcase technological achievements ⓘ |
| startYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| theme |
art
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industry ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| transportAccess | near newly developed rail links in London ⓘ |
| visitorCount | millions of visitors ⓘ |
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