paris exposition universelle - 1889

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To mark the 100-year anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, France held a spectacular World’s Fair, called the Exposition Universelle, in 1889.

As a welcome for visitors, a colossal entrance arch was constructed near the banks of the Seine: the Eiffel Tower.

Dozens of ornate pavilions and exhibition halls were erected across 240 acres, containing displays of art, crafts, industry, machines and new inventions.

The Eiffel Tower viewed from the Champ du Mars.

The Gallery of Beaux-Arts.

The Dome of Beaux-Arts.

The Grand Gallery of the various industries.

The Mexican pavilion.

An iron and steel works exhibit.

Visitors strolling between exhibitions.

The Pavilion of Chile.

The pavilion of Great Britain.

The Central Dome of the exhibition.

The pavilion of French Pastellists.

The Prefecture of the Seine exhibit, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

The Pavilion of Brazil.

The pavilion of Goldsmithery.

The entrance to the Horology exhibition.

The Jewelry exhibition.

The entrance to an exhibition of French Pastellists.

An exhibition of marble sculptures by Jules Cantini.

The entrance to the furniture exhibition.

The gate for an exhibition of woolen fabrics.

The pavilian of Venezuela.

The Austria-Hungary exhibition.