Liège International (1905)
| EXPO Liège 1905 | |
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Official Poster of the Fair | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Historical Expo |
| Name | Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège |
| Building | Palais de Beaux Arts |
| Area | 21.08 hectares (52.1 acres) |
| Visitors | 7,000,000 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 29 |
| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| City | Liège |
| Venue | Parc de la Boverie |
| Coordinates | 50°37′43.98″N 5°34′32.56″E / 50.6288833°N 5.5757111°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | April 25, 1905 |
| Closure | November 6, 1905 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis |
| Next | Milan International (1906) in Milan |
Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège was a world's fair held in Liège in 1905 from April 27 to November 6[1][2] just 8 years after a Belgian exposition held in Brussels. Intended to show Liege's industrial importance it also marked 75 years of Belgian independence[1] and 40 years of Leopold II's reign.[3]
29 countries were official participants, from Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland; from Africa: Egypt and Congo Free State; from America: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba and United States; and from Asia China, Japan, Persia and Turkey with Germany and Spain being unofficial participants[1]
The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian Francs.[4]
Legacy
The Palais de Beaux Arts building was left to the city, and is now the Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporaine.[5]
Music
- Cantate pour l'inauguration de l'Exposition universelle de Liège, 1905 by Jean-Théodore Radoux with words by Jules Sauvenière was written for the expo.
See also
External links
References
- 1 2 3 "LIEGE 1905". Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D (eds.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ↑ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D (eds.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ↑ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D (eds.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ↑ Findling, John E; Pelle, Kimberley D (eds.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
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