Antwerp International Exposition (1894)
The Antwerp International Exposition (Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van Antwerpen, French: Exposition Internationale d'Anvers) was a world's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium, between 5 May and 5 November 1894. It covered 65.5 acres (265,000 m2), attracted 3 million visits and made a profit.[1] It took place at the same location as the 1885 exposition.[2]
| 1894 Antwerp | |
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Area | 65.5 acres (265,000 m2) |
| Visitors | 3,000,000 |
| Organized by | Count Hippolyte d'Ursel was Commissioner General and Count de Pret Roose de Calesburg was President of the Executive Committee |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 23 |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| City | Antwerp |
| Coordinates | 51°12′27″N 4°23′25″E / 51.207389°N 4.390222°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 5 May 1894 |
| Closure | 5 November 1894 |
Participating nations
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There were several participating nations: German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, China, Congo, Denmark, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Persia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, the South African Republic (for which Gerard Jacob Theodoor Beelaerts van Blokland was Commissaire Général),[3] Switzerland and the Ottoman Empire.
There was also a joint presence from Sweden and Norway.
As well as Netherlands itself, there were presentations of the Dutch East Indies including Java, parts of Sumatra and Madura.[4]
Fair officials
editCount Hippolyte d'Ursel was the Commissioner General and Count de Pret Roose de Calesburg the President of the Executive Committee.[5]
Prize
editWalter MacEwen won a medal of honour (grand prize).[6]
See also
edit- Exposition Universelle d'Anvers held in Antwerp in 1885
References
edit- ^ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D (eds.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ "Antwerp World's Fair 1894". jdpecon.com. JDP Econ Publications and Studies. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Exposition Universelle d’Anvers 1894: Catalogue Officielle Generale. Brussels: Adolphe Mertens. 1894. pp. 767.
- ^ Catalogue officiel général; préliminaires, section Belge, sections spéciales (Volume 2). Vol. 2 (1 ed.).
- ^ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D (eds.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ Cross, Rhonda Kay (May 2009). "WALTER MACEWEN: A FORGOTTEN EPISODE IN AMERICAN ART" (PDF). p. v. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
External links
edit- 1894 Antwerp - 14 links
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