|
Name |
Place and Date |
Duration |
Makers |
Exhibitors |
Memorable sites |
Visitors |
Cost |
Participating countries |
Area: size & location |
Admission cost |
|
The Great Exhibition of The Works of Industry of All Nations |
London, U.K., 1851 |
May 1— Oct 11, 1851 164 days |
Architect: Joseph Paxton |
14,000 |
The Crystal Palace: Joseph Paxton 
|
6,039,195 |
£ 335,742 Profit: £ 186,437 |
25 |
10.5 hectares Hyde Park |
Between one Shilling and one Pound |
|
Exposition Universelle des produits de l'agriculture, de l'industrie et des beaux-arts de Paris |
Paris, France, 1855 |
May 15—Nov 15, 1855 185 days |
Organizer: Napoleon III |
23,954 |
Le Palace de l'industrie: Jean-Marie-Victor Viel 
|
5,162,330 |
11,340,000 Francs Loss: 8,140,000 Francs |
34 |
16 hectares Champs-Elysées |
Between 0,20 and 2 Francs |
|
The London International Exhibition on Industry and Art |
London, England, 1862 |
May 1—Nov 1, 1862 184 days |
Architect: Cpt. Francis Fowke Organizer: Royal Society of Arts |
25,000 or 29,765 (sources vary) |
The Exposition Palace: Cpt. Francis Fowke 
|
6,096,617 |
458,842 Pounds Profit: 784,000 Pounds |
39 |
12.5 hectares South Kensington |
Between 1 Shilling and 1 Pound |
|
Exposition Universelle de Paris |
Paris, France, 1867 |
Apr 1—Nov 3, 1867 217 days |
President: Prince Napoléon General Commissioner: Frédéric Le Play |
52,200 |
Chinese and Japanese Pavilions
|
11,000,000 or 15,000,000 (sources vary) |
22,984,000 Francs Profit: 3,130,000 Francs |
42 |
68.7 hectares Champ-de-Mars and island of Billancourt |
Between 0,50 and 2 Francs |
|
Wien Welt-Ausstellung |
Vienna, Austria,1873 |
May 1— Oct 31, 1873 184 days |
President: Archduke Reigner Director-General: W. von Schwarz-Senborn |
53,000 |
The Rotunda: Scott Russel 
|
7,255,000 |
19,123,270 Gulden Loss: 14,866, 921 Gulden |
35 |
233 hectares Park of Prater |
Between 50 Kreuzer and 1 Gulden |
|
Celebration of the Centennial of American Independence |
Philadelphia, USA, 1876 |
May 10—Nov 10, 1876 184 days |
President: J.R. Hawley Director: A.T. Goshorn Architect: H.J. Schwarzmann |
30,864 |
The Women's Pavilion 
|
approx. 10,000,000 |
8,000,000 Dollars Loss: approx. 4,000,000 Dollars |
35 |
115 hectares Fairmount Park |
0.50 Cents |
|
Exposition Universelle de Paris |
Paris, France, 1878 |
May 20—Nov 10, 1878 174 days |
Commissaire général: Jean-Baptiste Kranz | 52,835 |
Palais du Trocadéro: Gabriel Davioud and Jules Bourdais 
|
16,156,626 |
55,835 Francs Loss: 28,704,765 Francs |
35 |
75 hectares Champ-de-Mars |
1 Franc |
|
Exposicion Universal de Barcelona |
Barcelona, Spain, 1888 |
May 20—Dec 9, 1888 |
Architect: Elies Rogent |
Arc de Triomf: Josep Vilaseca 
|
2,300,000 | 1,700,000 Dollars | 30 |
380,000 square meters |
||
|
Exposition Universelle de Paris |
Paris, France, 1889 |
May 5—Oct 31, 1889 180 days |
Chief Architect: Joseph-Antoine Bouvard |
61,722 |
Tour Eiffel 
|
32,250,297 |
41,500,000 Francs Profit 8,000,000 Francs |
35 (official) 18 (unofficial) |
96 hectares |
1 Franc |
|
World's Columbian Exposition |
Chicago, USA, 1893 |
May 1—Oct 3, 1893 156 days |
Presedent: T.W. Palmer Architects: D.H. Burnham, J.W. Root, C. B. Atwood, F.L. Olmsted |
70,000 |
The Electrical Building 
|
27,529,400 |
$ 27,040,316 Profit $ 1,408,208 |
45 |
290 hectares Jackson Park |
Between 0,25 and 0,50 Dollars |
|
Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Paris |
Paris, France 1900 |
Apr 15—Nov 12, 1900 |
Commissioner general: Alfred Picard Architectural director: J-A Bouvard |
83,047 |
Grand Entrance 
|
50,860,801 |
119,225,707 Francs Profit: 7,000,000 Francs |
40 (official) 18 (unofficial |
120 hectares Champ-de-Mars, les Invalides, Chaillot |
Between 1 and 2 Francs |
|
Louisiana Purchase Exposition |
St Louis, USA, 1904 |
April 30— Dec 1, 1904 216 days |
Presdident: D. R. Francis Director: F.J.V. Skiff Head Architect: I.S. Taylor |
15,009 |
Ferris Wheel and Palace of Electricity 
|
19,694,855 |
Between $25,000,000 and $31,500,000 Loss: $ 1.000.000 |
60 |
500 hectares Forest Park |
Between 0,25 and 0,50 Dollars |
|
Esposizione internazionale delle industrie e del lavoro |
Turin, Italy,1911 |
Apr 29—Nov 19, 1911 |
P. Fenoglio, S. Molli, G. Salvadori di Wieshenoff (architects) T. Villa (organizer) |
Ponte Monumentale e Padiglione della Citta' di Parigi
 |
7,409,145 |
$ |
37 |
250,000 square meters Parco del Valentino |
0,50 Liras | |
|
Panama-Pacific International Exposition |
San Francisco, USA, 1915 |
Feb. 20—Dec 4, 1915, 289 days |
President: Charles C. Moore
Architectural director: G.W. Kelham |
30,000 |
Palace of Fine Arts 
|
18,876,438 | $ 25,865,914 Profit: $ 1,312,150 |
61 (official) 3 (unofficial) |
254 hectares Marina District |
Between 0,25 and 0,50 Dollars |