The Great Exhibition

1st World's Fair in 1851 in London, England
Event world_s_fair Q273095
The Great Exhibition
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The Great Exhibition

Summary

The Great Exhibition is a world's fair[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of world_s_fair entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,815 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Exhibition is located in London[3].
  • The Great Exhibition is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Great Exhibition's instance of is recorded as world's fair[5].
  • The Great Exhibition was followed by Exposition Universelle of 1855[6].
  • The Great Exhibition's Commons category is recorded as Great Exhibition[7].
  • The Great Exhibition's archives at is recorded as University of Maryland Libraries[8].
  • The Great Exhibition began on May 1, 1851[9].
  • The Great Exhibition ended on October 15, 1851[10].
  • The Great Exhibition occurred on 1851[11].
  • The Great Exhibition's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5032, 'lon': -0.1697}[12].
  • The Great Exhibition's approved by is recorded as Bureau of International Expositions[13].
  • The Great Exhibition's official website is recorded as https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/1851-london[14].
  • The Great Exhibition's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Exhibition[15].
  • The Great Exhibition's attendance is recorded as {'amount': '+6000000'}[16].
  • The Great Exhibition's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band[17].
  • The Great Exhibition's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[18].

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When and Where

The Great Exhibition occurred on 1851[11]. It began on May 1, 1851[9]. It ended on October 15, 1851[10]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

The Great Exhibition's instance of is recorded as world's fair[5]. It was followed by Exposition Universelle of 1855[6].

Why It Matters

The Great Exhibition ranks in the top 2% of world_s_fair entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,815 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bie-paris.org. Retrieved . bie-paris.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.5032, 'lon': -0.1697}
    Historic county Middlesex
    Official website https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/1851-london
    End time +1851-10-15T00:00:00Z
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