Brussels International - 1910
| Brussels International 1910 Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles |
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| General | |
| Exhibition space | 88 ha |
| Number of visitors | 13 million |
| BIE recognition | Yes |
| participation | |
| countries | 26 countries |
| Exhibitors | 29,000 exhibitors |
| Place of issue | |
| place | Brussels |
| terrain | Solbosch, Jubelpark , Tervuren Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 46.4 ″ N , 4 ° 22 ′ 49.8 ″ E
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| calendar | |
| opening | April 23, 1910 |
| closure | November 1, 1910 |
| Chronological order | |
| predecessor | Milan 1906 |
| successor | Turin 1911 |
The Brussels International - 1910 ( French Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles ) was the world exhibition in Brussels , from April 23 to November 1, 1910.
It took place exactly 13 years after the World Exhibition in Brussels in 1897 and just 5 years after the World Exhibition in Liège in 1905 . Three years later, the World Exhibition of 1913 in Ghent was followed by another world exhibition in Belgium .
history
The exhibition area was characterized by lush ornamental gardens. The main attractions were an art exhibition and a colonial exhibition. France built pavilions on Indochina , Algeria and Tunisia , which were executed in traditional construction and surrounded with exotic plants. Locals in traditional costumes were also presented as “living exhibits”. The total exhibition area was 88 hectares .
The following artists were shown in the French section, three works each by Monet , Rodin and Renoir and two works by Matisse and Scherf. The altar painting of St. Jan Berchmans Church in Brussels was also exhibited. A fire raged from August 14th to 15th, which destroyed some pavilions. In the German section were u. a. Karl von der Heydt , Emil Orlik and Ernst Oppler are represented with paintings.
Other attractions were:
- Monkey Paradise
- Zillertal restaurant
- “La création du Monde” - an animated diorama on the theme of the creation of the world
- Wild West Show
- Roller coaster
- labyrinth
- “L'arbre géant” - scenic train ride around a giant artificial tree
- Bruxelles Kermesse - simulated traditional fair
- Luna Parc
26 countries were represented at the exhibition. 29,000 exhibitors had come. Of these, 22 percent came from Belgium and 34 percent from France. The exhibition attracted 13 million visitors and closed with a loss of 250,000 Belgian francs .
fire
On Sunday, August 14, 1910, at 8:45 p.m. in the evening, a fire broke out in the left wing of the Palais Belge , which spread quickly and covered large parts of the Solbosch exhibition grounds, which burned down completely despite attempts to extinguish them. In addition to the Belgian pavilion, the English and French pavilions, the "Luna Park" and the "Bruxelles Kermesse" fair were also affected. The attractions will be restored in record time.
Reuse
Large parts of the exhibition grounds were later used by the Université libre de Bruxelles , which set up its Solbosch campus there, which is now the university's headquarters.
The Avenue Franklin Roosevelt is a wide, four-lane urban road connecting over 2.65 kilometers between the Avenue Louise in Ixelles and the Chaussée de la Hulpe in the southeast. It borders the Bois de la Cambre to the east and, after the World Exhibition, became the Avenue des Nations as the main axis of a luxurious residential area that was built on the previous exhibition site. It is characterized by numerous buildings in Art Nouveau and Art Déco .
The Hotel Astoria was specially built for the world exhibition and has been a listed building ever since.
On the occasion of the world exhibition, the Mont des Arts was redesigned as a garden at the suggestion of King Leopold II , but extensively redesigned in the 1950s after the construction of the north-south link .
Awards
- Louis Scherf - bronze medal in the painting / plate porcelain painter category
- Alexe Altenkirch - Gold medal for the design of the stand of the JW Zanders paper mill .
Picture gallery
Site of the 1910 World's Fair
Visit of the King and Queen of Belgium
Animated diorama "La Création du Monde"
“L'arbre géant”: train ride around an artificial tree
"Les Jardins Suisses" at the 1910 World's Fair
literature
- John E. Findling, Kimberly D Pelle: Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions . McFarland & Company, Jefferson, New York, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9 .
- Winfried Kretschmer: History of the world exhibitions . Campus, 1999, ISBN 3-593-36273-2 .
- Erik Mattie: World's Fair . Belser, 1998, ISBN 3-7630-2358-5 .
Web links
- World Exhibition 1910 Brussels. Bureau International des Expositions (English). Retrieved March 23, 2017 .
Individual references, literature
- ^ John E. Findling, Kimberly D Pelle: Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC et al. a. 2008, ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9 , p. 209.
- ^ Humor Picture of the Day - The World's Fair Community . Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ G. Stilke: World Exhibition Brussels 1910: German Reich official catalog, p. 50
- ^ I. van Hasselt: Bruxelles Expo 1910: l'incendie / de brand . Edition J. Stevens, Brussels 1980
- ↑ Richard Kubicz: 1910 en Belgique: une expo universelle dans la tourmente Le Soir Mag, April 16, 2019, link , accessed on March 31, 2020, 5:12 pm CEST
- ↑ Old Masters en miniature - Thuringian porcelain plate painting, writings ... Otto-Ludwig-Museum Eisfeld, B1, 2011
- ^ Eduard Prüssen (linocuts), Werner Schäfke and Günter Henne (texts): Cologne heads . 1st edition. University and City Library, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-931596-53-8 , pp. 68 .