1862 International Exhibition

Nave of the Exposition Palace from the west, stereoscopic image of the London Stereoscopic Company

The world exhibition London 1862 ( " International of 1862 " or " Great London Exposition" ) was a World's Fair, the investments, the Royal Horticultural Society in South Kensington, London, England conducted from 1 May 1862 to the November 1, 1862 on the sidelines, was, where today museum structures such as the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum.

History

The exhibition was divided as evidenced by the non- Annex to Baedeker 's handbook for travelers to London from 1862 in " 4 main divisions ":

" 1) products in the mining and smelting works, of agriculture, chemical substances and substances from the vegetable and animal kingdoms, which are processed into manufactured goods.

2) machinery and vehicles, items of land and sea - architecture, tools for war ( weapons, etc.) and Peace ( Präcisions, musicalische and surgical, watches, etc.).

3) cotton, linen, silk, wool, leather in all stages of processing. Paper and books, furniture, metal, glass and pottery.

4) Articles of modern fine arts (architecture, painting, sculpture, engraving). "

The event was the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Trade. There were over 28 000 exhibitors from 36 countries. For admission prices for a day ticket of one shilling, Friday and Saturday and 2 s 6 d and £ 1 10 s for a period map was the number of visitors about 6.1 million. With revenue of £ 459,632 and costs of £ 458,842, the project completed financially compensated.

The exhibition building was designed by Francis Fowke (1823-1865) and built by Charles and Thomas Lucas and Sir John Kelk at a cost of about £ 300,000. The funds came not from the profit of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Against the appearance of the world exhibition palace much criticism has been expressed, was therefore dismantled after the exhibition and partially used for the construction of the Alexandra Palace.