The passengers stepped from the platform onto the moving sidewalk traveling at 4.2 kilometres per hour (2.6mph), then onto a more rapid sidewalk moving at 8.5 kilometres per hour (5.3mph). Though it was named after the Russian Czar, the themes of the decoration were almost entirely French. The Exposition Universelle of 1900, 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. View of the Champ de Mars under the Eiffel Tower, The Grande Roue de Paris was a very popular attraction. [37], The Exposition had several large theatres and music halls, the largest of which was the Palais des Ftes, which had fifteen thousand seats, and offered programs of music, ballet, historical recreations and diverse spectacles. Baseline Co. Ltd. It was threatened with demolition in the 1960s but was saved by culture minister Andr Malraux. Porte Monumentale on the Place de la Concorde. The awards ceremony was held on 18 August 1900, and was attended by 11,500 persons. Indeed, the term "Olympic Games" was replaced by "Concours internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sport" (transl. It was composed of towering polychrome ceramic decoration in Byzantine motifs, crowned by a statue 6.5 metres (21ft) high called La Parisienne. A 2.87 metres (9ft 5in) copy of the Statue of Liberty by Frdric Auguste Bartholdi exhibited at the Fair, was placed in the Luxembourg Gardens in 1905 at the request of his widow. It was the first trolleybus in regular passenger service in History. Her performance was widely reproduced in photographs, paintings and drawings by Art Nouveau artists and sculptors, and were captured in very early motion pictures. It was designed by a French architect, Adrien-Ren Dubuisson, and was a mixture of copies of Islamic architecture from mosques in Istanbul and elsewhere in the Ottoman Empire. Between 14 May and 28 October 1900, an enormous number of sporting activities were held along the Exposition. The work of the most famous Art Nouveau poster artist, Alfons Mucha, had many forms at the Exposition. Short silent actuality films documenting the Exposition by French director Georges Mlis and by Edison Manufacturing Company producer James H. White, have survived. Schmidt. The pavilion displayed a faithful reconstruction of 8th-century Sari temple and also Indonesian vernacular architecture of Rumah Gadang from Minangkabau, West Sumatra. The central arch was flanked by two slender, candle-like towers, resembling minarets. The pavilions were all temporary, made of plaster and staff on a metal frame and were designed in an architectural style that represented a period in the country's history, often imitating famous national monuments. Lahor, Jean (2007) [1901]. Another scientific attraction was the aquarium, the largest in the world at the time, viewed from an underground gallery 722 metres (2,369ft) long. 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[42], Another popular diversion during the Exposition was the theater of the American dancer, Loie Fuller, who performed a famous Serpentine dance in which she waved large silk scarves which seemed to envelop her into a cloud. 3,156 grand prizes were handed out, 8,889 gold medals, 13,300 silver medals, 12,108 bronze medals, and 8,422 honorable mentions. [8][9] Above the ticket booth windows, the names of provincial cities were inscribed, symbolically enacting a hierarchical relation between Paris and the provinces. [9] Binet sought inspiration from science, tucking the vertebrae of a dinosaur, the cells of a beehive, rams, peacocks, and poppies into the design alongside other animalistic stimuli.[9]. Both structures are now part of the Museums of the Far East. Despite the high price, passengers often had to wait an hour for a place. These diversions were popular but expensive; entry to the Comedy Theater cost up to five francs. [25], The North African French colonies were especially present; The Tunisian pavilion was a miniature recreation of the Sidi Mahrez Mosque of Tunis. Following the accident the French government established the first regulations for the use of reinforced concrete. Fahr-Becker, Gabriele (2015). Additionally, it showcased France as a major colonial power through numerous pavilions built on the hill of the Trocadro Palace. [9], The British Royal pavilion consisted of a mock-Jacobean mansion decorated with pictures and furniture, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. [7] Below the statue was a sculptural prow of a boat, the symbol of Paris, and friezes depicting the workers who built the Exposition. Most of the Art Nouveau metro station edicules designed by Hector Guimard were removed soon after the Exposition closed, but two of the originals still exist, including one at its original location, at the Porte Dauphine metro station. It housed the Retrospective Exhibition of Spanish Art formed by the collection of tapestries, in which thirty-seven pieces made between the 15th and 18th centuries from the Royal Collections were exhibited. The visitor traveled through representations of Fuenterraba (Spain), the Pnyx hill in Athens (Greece), the cemetery of Stamboul and the Golden Horn of Constantinople (Turkey), Syria, the Suez Canal (Egypt), Ceylon, the Angkor Wat temple (Cambodia), Shanghai (China) and Nikk (Japan). The statues of women in theatrical costumes by the front door came from the Indochina pavilion, while the ornamental iron gate at the entrance was part of the Palace of Women. The largest space was for the French colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The viewers stood on the railing of a ship simulator, watching painted images pass by of the cities and seascapes en route. The United States athletes won the second largest number, with just seventy-five of the 997 athletes. [2], The Royal Pavilion of Spain was designed in Neo-Plateresque style by Jos Urioste Velada. [36], Le Vieux Paris (transl. Street of the future) moving sidewalk was a very popular and useful attraction, given the large size of the Exposition. This telescope was the largest refracting telescope at that time. Some of his murals can be seen now in the Petit Palais. "[41] The play ran for nearly a year, with standing-room places selling for as much as 600 gold francs. An area of several dozen hectares on the hill of the Trocadro Palace was set aside for the pavilions of the colonies and protectorates of France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Portugal. The more modern interior iron framework, huge skylights and stairways offered decorative elements in the new Art Nouveau style,[9] particularly in the railings of the staircase, which were intricately woven in fluid, organic forms. Spectators seated in armchairs inside watched a presentation on the stars and planets projected overhead. After the Exposition it was moved to the wall of Square Felix-Dsroulles, next to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prs, where it can be seen today.[20]. Many of the buildings were unfinished when the Exposition opened, and most were demolished immediately after it closed. Among the most popular was the Palace of Optics, whose main attractions included the Great Paris Exposition Telescope, which enlarged the image of the moon ten thousand times. Most were removed not long after the Exposition, but two original edicules remain. This page was last edited on 20 July 2022, at 07:30. The press reported competitions variously as "International Championships", "International Games", "Paris Championships", "World Championships" and "Grand Prix of the Paris Exposition". [14] The facade of the Palace and the Water Castle, across from it, were lit by an additional 7,200 incandescent lamps and seventeen arc lamps. [2] She was filmed on ten 70mm projectors that created a 330-degree picture, patented by Cinorama. Andalusia In The Time Of The Moors) was a 5,000m2 (54,000sqft) Spanish-themed open air attraction with folkloric live performances at Quai Debilly, at the western end of Trocadro, on the right bank of the Seine, featuring full-scale moorish architecture reproductions from the Alhambra, Crdoba, Toledo, the Alczar of Seville and a 80m (260ft) tall reproduction of the Giralda. The fare was an average of fifty centimes. The visit continued by showing dioramas of Rome, Moscow, New York and Amsterdam and ended with a mobile panorama of a boat trip along the coast of Provence, from Marseille to La Ciotat. Old Paris) was a recreation of the streets of old Paris, from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, with recreations of historic buildings and streets filled with performers and musicians in costumes. [5], The site of the Exposition covered 112 hectares (280 acres) along the left and right banks of the Seine from the esplanade of Les Invalides to the Eiffel Tower (built for the 1889 Exposition) at the Champ de Mars. One unusual aspect of the U.S. presence was The Exhibit of American Negroes at the Palace of Social Economy, a joint project of Daniel Murray, the Assistant Librarian of Congress, Thomas J. Calloway, a lawyer and the primary organizer of the exhibit, and W. E. B. The Cinorama, a simulated voyage in a balloon with motion pictures projected on a circular screen. For this Exposition, it was repainted in shaded tones from yellow-orange at the base to light yellow at the top, and was fitted with 7,000 electric lamps. The few exhibitors from countries without an official presence at the Fair participated under a joint "International Section". It was a 2.5 kilometres (1.6mi) long circular route connecting the recently opened Porte de Vincennes metro station with Lac Daumesnil.