The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to become a popular 19th-century feature. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the spouse of the reigning monarch, Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time, including Charles Darwin, members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë, Lewis Carroll, and George Eliot
Official title: The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
Exhibition site: Hyde Park
Area: 10.5 hectares, of which 7.2 hectares for the Crystal Palace
Exhibition area: 8.7 hectares
Duration: 1 May – 11 October 1851
Exhibitors: 14,000 with over one million exhibits, 6,900 from England
Foreign participants: from 25 countries and 15 British colonies
Visitors: 6,039,205
Entrance fees: variable, between one shilling and
one pound
Classification: 4 sections and 30 classes
Jury: 314 members, half from England, half foreign
Prizes: 5,130 awards in three categories. Awards of the first category go mainly to Britain (46 percent) and France (33 percent)
Cost: 913,000 pounds
Profit: 150,000 pounds
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I think that the Great Exhibition was mainly a way of showing the world how powerful the empire was. By inviting foreign people to visit and other countries to participate, Britain had the chance of proving how advanced the country was. The Exhibition may have also brought tourists to the city of London, and given a chance for commerce to develop.
ReplyDeletein my opinion the purpose of this great exhibition was to show people how things og the time(culture and industry) and to know what it was all about. And maybe to show the reality of the time.
ReplyDeleteTHE CRYSTAL PALACE AS MR HYDE'S HOUSE WERE ELEGANT AND EXPENSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS OF GOOD TASTE.
ReplyDelete"Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms;
but these were furnished with luxury and good taste. A closet was
filled with wine; the plate was of silver, the napery elegant; a good
picture hung upon the walls, a gift (as Utterson supposed) from Henry
Jekyll, who was much of a connoisseur; and the carpets were of many
plies and agreeable in colour."
ANOTHER SIMILARITY THEY SHARE IS THAT THE ENTRANCE TO BOTH CONSTRUCTIONS IS LIMITED TO THE UPPER CLASS.