Exposition Universelle (1855)
Main entrance of the Palais de l'Industrie
The world exhibition in Paris in 1855 (French Exposition universelle de 1855) was the first world exhibition in France. It was modeled after London's Great Exhibition of 1851 and this should, if possible, surpass. The most important exhibition was a temporary exhibition palace, which was built between the Champs Elysees and the Seine. The show lasted from 15 May to 31 October 1855. The number of visitors was over 5 million. At the World Exhibition in 1855 is still valid today Bordeaux classification goes back.
Prehistory
By imperial decree of Napoleon III. March 8, 1853, the holding of the World's Fair, it was decided another statuierte from June 22 that the exhibition should include the Fine Arts.
Prosper Mérimée, Eugène Delacroix and Jean -Auguste -Dominique Ingres were involved in the arts section of the imperial Preparatory Commission, in the section of agriculture and industry will find the name of Pierre Guilleaume Frederic Le Play, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Émile Pereire, Michel Chevalier.
The Industrial Palace
The huge building of the Palace of Industry was created in collaboration between the architect Jean -Marie Victor frequent and engineers Alexis Barrault and Georges Bridel. In the center of the 208 m long main facade was a monumental portal with sculptures of Élias Robert and Georges Diebolt ( 1816-1861 ). The Industrial Palace was demolished in 1897 and built in its place, the Grand Palais.
The panorama, the work of Jacques Hittorff from 1831, was integrated into the exhibition district, also an annex was built.
The Palace of Fine Arts
The Paris World's Fair was the first that gave wide space of contemporary art. The architect Hector Lefuel built in the Avenue Montaigne Palais des Beaux -Arts in Renaissance style. 28 nations from 4979 presented works by 2176 artists.
Awards
The Cologne-based producer of candy and chocolate Franz Stollwerck received a medal for the Stollwerck'schen cough drops and the Düren company Heinrich August Schoeller Söhne GmbH & Co KG for its fine papers of the highest quality a medal of the first class. The Austrian scythe producer Christoph Conrad Weinmeisterhaus received the only gold medal of honor in its class for its scythes. For the wool from his Negretti strain herd Friedrich von Malt tooth was awarded a gold medal.
Swell
- Histoire illustrée de l' Exposition universelle, Charles Robin, ed Furne, 1855
- Visite à l'Exposition universelle de Paris, en 1855, ed Hachette et Cie. , 1855
- Rapport sur l'Exposition universelle de 1855 Paris Exposition universelle internationale de 1855 1857.
- Le Magasin pittoresque, Édouard Charton, Paris 1855.
- Edmond and Jules de Goncourt: La Peinture à l'Exposition universelle de 1855, Paris 1855
- Les Beaux -Arts à l'Exposition Universelle de 1855: Peinture, sculpture, Maxime Du Camp, Librairie Nouvelle, 1855
- Paris in miniature guide pittoresque voyageur du suivi d'une description du palais de l'Industrie, Felix Lemaistre, ed.Garnier frères, 1856