It was an epochal event, when British imperial might was at its peak, and the exhibition helped to hasten the Industrial Revolution in other countries and inspire other powers in Europe and the Americas to hold exhibitions of their own.
藉由這個劃時代的壯舉，英國國威臻於巔峰，也加速了工業革命在其他國家的推進，更激發了歐美其他強國參與、舉辦世博會的熱情及決心。