Exposition Universelle (1855)
exposition universelle french pronunciation ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl better known english paris exposition world fair held champsélysées paris france may november full official title exposition universelle de produits de lagriculture de lindustrie et de beauxarts de paris first ten major exposition held city nowadays exposition sole physical remnant théâtre du rondpoint de champsélysées designed architect gabriel davioud originally housed panorama national exposition major event france newly reign emperor napoleon iii followed london great exhibition attempted surpass fair crystal palace palais de lindustrie art displayed shown separate pavilion avenue montaigne work artist country including french artist françois rude ingres delacroix henri lehmann british artist william holman hunt john everett millais however gustave courbet several painting rejected exhibited temporary pavillon du réalisme adjacent official show according official report visitor attended exposition million entered industrial exposition entered beau art exposition expense amounted upward receipt scarcely onetenth amount exposition covered hectare acre country participating exposition napoleon iii requested classification system france best bordeaux wine display visitor around world broker wine industry ranked wine according châteaus reputation trading price time directly related quality result important bordeaux wine official classification adrien chenot elizabeth l gralton lust eye antimodern critique visual culture paris exposition universelles – french history civilization vol pp – article incorporates text publication public domain gilman c peck h colby f ed new international encyclopedia st ed new york dodd mead official website bie rapport sur l’exposition universelle de official report published french fanfare new empire paris bie world expo approximately link expomuseum