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.

Oct 31, 2014 · In the year 1889 there was revolution in Paris. No shots were fired, no buildings torched, no palaces looted. But on the Champ de Mars and the Esplanades des Invalides, the past and the future fought a world war of ideas. Iron battled stone, Javanese ritual music defied the siege of German orchestration, electricity triumphed over gas.

In world’s fair: The Great Exhibition and its legacy: the golden age of fairs. Coming soon after the spectacular 1889 exposition in Paris, where the Eiffel Tower was the main attraction, the World’s Columbian Exposition, in the minds of its organizers, had to be bigger and more important than its Parisian predecessor.

Paris, May 6–November 6, 1889. Esplanade des Invalides. Panoramic view of the exhibitions from the French colonies. Since the mid-19th century, universal expositions were held in Paris every 11 years. In 1889 the event coincided with the centennial of the French Revolution.

Paris' 1889 Exposition Universelle commemorated the 100th anniversary of the start of the French Revolution. Best known for introducing the Eiffel Tower, it was the fourth Exposition held in Paris, attracting over 32 million visitors between the months of May and October.

History of the Paris World's Fair of 1889, the Universelle Exposition that brought the world the Eiffel Tower. The 1889 exposition was one in a series of great world's fairs held in Paris from 1855 to 1937.

In addition to the now iconic Eiffel Tower, there were numerous international pavilions, a Machinery Hall, two Palaces of the Arts, a reproduction of a Cairo Street, and numerous examples of homes and habitations. ... Paris' 1889 Exposition Universelle commemorated the 100th anniversary of the start of the French Revolution. Best known for ...

Inaugurated by President Sadi Carnot on 6 May 1889, the Expo featured more than 61,000 exhibitors, split between the Champs de Mars, the Trocadero, and, for the first time, the Esplanade des Invalides.

Sur les mesures de sécurité et de prévention contre l’explosion des chaudières (sujet déjà abordé lors de l’Exposition industrielle allemande de Berlin en 1882), l’association des propriétaires de machines à vapeur organise, à l’occasion de l’Exposition de 1889, le Congrès international des accidents du travail. Ce congrès ...

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.