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Exposition Universelle (1900) The Exposition Universelle of 1900 ( French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl] ), better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next.
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. 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 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.
The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life) was held from 25 May to 25 November 1937 in Paris, France. Both the Palais de Chaillot, housing the Musée de l'Homme, [ 1] and the Palais de Tokyo, which houses the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris ...
Cassini map. The Cassini Map or Academy's Map is the first topographic and geometric map made of the Kingdom of France as a whole. It was compiled by the Cassini family, mainly César-François Cassini (Cassini III) and his son Jean-Dominique Cassini (Cassini IV) in the 1700s. It was on a scale of one line to 100 toises, i.e. 1/86,400.
Culture of Paris. The culture of Paris concerns the arts, music, museums, festivals and other entertainment in Paris, the capital city of France. The city is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centers; entertainment, music, media, fashion, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.
The Exposition Universelle model in its previous location in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris. On the occasion of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi crafted a 1/16 scale, 2.743 metre (nine-foot) version [1] of his Liberty Enlightening the World. It was cast in 1889 and he subsequently gave it to the Musée du ...
Closure. October 1925. ( 1925-10) The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts ( French: Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes) was a specialized exhibition held in Paris, France, from April to October 1925. It was designed by the French government to highlight the new modern style of ...
Hippolyte Bayard. Paris, France [ 6] Possibly the earliest known staged photograph, created in protest to the French government's apparent neglect of the invention of his photographic process. [ 7][ 8] [ s 1] The Haystack. 1844 [ c] William Henry Fox Talbot.
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