Brussels International 1910
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Exposition Universelle et Internationale was a world's fair held in Brussels in 1910 from April 23 to November 1. This was just thirteen years after the previous Brussels world's fair
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It received 13 million visitors, covered 220 acres and lost 100,000 Belgian Franc
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A major site for the exhibition was the Mont des Arts, although the site was largely demolished during the post-war construction process of Brusselization
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and Renoir
and 2 works by Matisse.
The altarpiece of the St. Jan Berchmans Church, Brussels was presented
There was a big fire on 14 and 15 August which gutted several pavilions .
Brussels International (1897)
The Brussels International Exposition of 1897 was a World's Fair held in Brussels, Belgium, from May 10, 1897 through November 8, 1897...
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It received 13 million visitors, covered 220 acres and lost 100,000 Belgian Franc
Belgian franc
The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...
s.
A major site for the exhibition was the Mont des Arts, although the site was largely demolished during the post-war construction process of Brusselization
Brusselization
Brusselization is a term used by urban planners to describe anarchic commercial property development in a historic city. The term originated as the result of the uncontrolled development of Brussels in the 1960s and 1970s, where unscrupulous developers were given free rein to build a futuristic city...
.
Exhibits
The fine art section included modern art loaned by the French including 3 works each by Monet, RodinAuguste Rodin
François-Auguste-René Rodin , known as Auguste Rodin , was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past...
and Renoir
Renoir
-People with the surname Renoir :* Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French painter* Pierre Renoir , French actor and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir* Jean Renoir , French film director and son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir...
and 2 works by Matisse.
The altarpiece of the St. Jan Berchmans Church, Brussels was presented
There was a big fire on 14 and 15 August which gutted several pavilions .
See also
- Brussels International (1897)Brussels International (1897)The Brussels International Exposition of 1897 was a World's Fair held in Brussels, Belgium, from May 10, 1897 through November 8, 1897...
- Brussels International Exposition (1935)Brussels International Exposition (1935)The Brussels International Exposition of 1935 was held in Heysel Park, Brussels, Belgium from April 27 through November 6, 1935....
- Brussels 1958 Expo
- Colonial exhibitionColonial exhibitionA colonial exhibition was a type of international exhibition intended to boost trade and bolster popular support for the various colonial empires during the New Imperialism period, which started in the 1880s with the scramble for Africa....
- Human zooHuman zooHuman zoos were 19th- and 20th-century public exhibits of humans, usually in a so-called natural or primitive state. The displays often emphasized the cultural differences between Europeans of Western civilisation and non-European peoples...