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Which exposition was held in Paris between 1855 and 1937?

It was the sixth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. [a] It was held at the esplanade of Les Invalides, the Champ de Mars, the Trocadéro and at the banks of the Seine between them, with an additional section in the Bois de Vincennes, and it was visited by more than fifty million people.

What were the ramifications of the Exposition Internationale?

But the ramifications of the Exposition Internationale would spread far beyond Paris. Though several similar world’s fairs would follow in subsequent years (including two more in Paris in 1931 and 1937), none would have such a resounding impact as the one which took place in 1925.

How many people attended the Exposition in Paris?

It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. [a] It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors.

What was the architecture of the Paris Exposition?

The Exhibition included a building by the Paris architect Pierre-Henri Picq. This was an elaborate iron and glass structure decorated with ceramic tiles in a Byzantine-Egyptian-Romanesque style. After the exposition, the building was shipped to Fort-de-France in Martinique and reassembled there, the work being completed by 1893.