World Exhibition Turin 1911
| World Exhibition Turin 1911 Esposizione internazionale dell'Industria e del Lavoro |
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_-_Esposizione_Torino_1911.jpg) Poster of the World Exhibition of 1911 in Turin by Adolfo De Carolis |
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| General | |
| Exhibition space | 120 ha |
| Number of visitors | 7,409,145 |
| BIE recognition | Yes |
| participation | |
| countries | 30 countries |
| Place of issue | |
| place | Turin |
| terrain | Valentino-Park coordinates: 45 ° 3 '7.8 " N , 7 ° 41' 4.8" E
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| calendar | |
| opening | April 29, 1911 |
| closure | November 19, 1911 |
| Chronological order | |
| predecessor | Brussels 1910 |
| successor | Ghent 1913 |
The 1911 World Exhibition in Turin ( it: Esposizione internazionale dell'Industria e del Lavoro ) was the 18th world exhibition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) . It was on April 29, 1911 by King Victor Emmanuel III. opened and lasted until November 19, 1911. Valentino Park was used as an exhibition area of 120 hectares . The world exhibition took place on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom of Italy . The exhibition had over 7 million visitors.
history
As in the international exhibitions of 1884, 1898, 1902 and 1924, the 120 hectare exhibition area was located in the 500,000 m² Valentino Park. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the “Unità d'Italia”, a series of exhibitions were held in Turin, Rome and Florence : an international exhibition of contemporary art was held in Rome and an exhibition of Italian portraiture from the late 16th century was held in Florence shown until 1861, as well as an international flower exhibition. The world exhibition in Turin was dedicated to the topic of economy and work.
participating countries
In addition to Italy, Argentina , Austria-Hungary , Belgium , Bolivia , Brazil , Bulgaria , Chile , the Chinese Empire , Colombia , Denmark , Ecuador , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Japan , Mexico and the Netherlands took part in the World Exhibition in Turin in 1911 , Nicaragua , Peru , Russia , the Kingdom of Serbia , Siam , Spain , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , as well as the United States of America and Uruguay .
Picture gallery
Map of the exhibition area of the 1911 World Exhibition in Turin
Documentary film from the 1911 World Exhibition in Turin
Logo of the World Exhibition of 1911 in Turin
JA Maffei locomotive. Exhibited at the 1911 World Exhibition in Turin
Great Britain Pavilion with fountain
Argentina Pavilion
Pavilion of Germany
Pavilion of Serbia and Siam
Hungary Pavilion
Applied Arts Pavilion
literature
- ( It: ) L'Esposizione Internazionale di Torino nel 1911 . In: Almanacco Italiano . tape XVI . R. Bemporad & Figlio, Florence 1911, p. 494-516 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- ( S: ) Turin 1911: The world's fair in Italy , of The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia , accessed on April 26, 2014