France, Paris, Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889

The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World&Fair held in Paris, France from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was held during the year of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. The Exposition covered a total area of 0.96 km², including the Champ de Mars, the Trocadéro, the quai d&a part of the Seine and the Invalides esplanade. Transport around the Exposition was partly provided by a 3 kilometre (1.9 mi) 600 millimetre (2 ft 0 in) gauge railway by Decauville. It was claimed that the railway carried 6,342,446 visitors in just six months of operation. The main symbol of the Fair was the Eiffel Tower, which was completed in 1889, and served as the entrance arch to the Fair. The tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel. An equally significant building constructed for the fair was the Galerie des machines, designed by architect Ferdinand Dutert and engineer Victor Contamin. At 111 meters, the Galerie (or "Machinery Hall") spanned the longest interior space in the world at the time. The exhibition will be famous for four distinctive features. In the first place, for its buildings, especially the Eiffel tower and the Machinery Hall; in the second place, for its Colonial Exhibition. It will be remembered for its great collection of war material and fourthly, for the "Negro villages" with its 400 "natives" constituted one of the main attractions. ------------------------- La Exposición Universal de París (1889) tuvo lugar en París, Francia del 6 de mayo al 31 de octubre de...