Antwerp International Exposition (1885)
The Antwerp International Exposition (, ) was a world's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium, between 2 May and 2 November 1885. It covered , attracted 3.5 million visits and broke even after spending 4 million Belgian francs 
There were 25 official participating nations including: Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire,
Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Romania, the United States and some South American states. Australian wool growers sent exhibitions and won prizes. Taking place 20 years after the accession of King Leopold II, and the same year of the creation of the Congo Free State, the fair was the first in which a Congolese village was displayed, a feature that also appeared in the later 1897 Brussels fair. See also
 Human Zoo
 Exposition Internationale d'Anvers (1894)

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World's fairs in Antwerp
1885 in Belgium
1885 in international relations
19th century in Antwerp