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The Exposition Universelle of 1900 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next.
English: Color-lithographed poster of the grounds of the 1900 Exposition universelle in Paris. The view overlooks the Seine, the Grand Palais, the exhibition buildings leading to Les Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, and the exhibition buildings constructed around it.
File:Trocadéro, Exposition universelle internationale de 1900.jpg. Add languages. ... Map of the Trocadéro exhibition site during the 1900 Paris World Fair ...
The moving sidewalk near the Eiffel Tower. Map of the 1900 Paris Exposition, with the route of the moving sidewalk marked in red. The rue de l'Avenir (lit. Street of the future) was an electric moving walkway installed at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris.
The main entrance of the Exposition Universal in 1900 in Paris, displaying the triumph gate by René Biné (1866-1911) French L'entrée principale de l'Exposition Universelle de 1900 à Paris, la porte monumetale réalisé par René Biné (1866-1911) pour l'occasion.
Exposition universelle de 1900 : plan général ... Exposition universelle de 1900 : plan général. Description: Map of 1900 Paris World Fair. Scale: ca. 1:3300 ...
1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
The "palais des illusions" was a major attraction at the 1900 Paris world fair. It was a very large hall covered with mirrors, and designed to produce the illusion of depth. This was combined with an electrical lightning system, which was one of the major technological innovations presented at the fair.