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Article: Close of the Paris Exposition Universelle.(France, 1900)(Brief Article)
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- November 1, 2000
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November 12th, 1900
THE EXPOSITION Universelle in Paris in 1900 is widely regarded as the most brilliant event of its kind. The Metro with its spectacular Art Nouveau stations was opened for it. So were the imposing Pont Alexandre III and two new art galleries, the Grand and the Petit Palais -- as well as the Gare d'Orsay, which looked like a huge palace of art itself. The exhibition was not remotely ready when it was formally opened by the President of the Republic, Emile Loubet, on April 14th, 1900. Most of the 76,000 exhibitors were late, the Metro was still being dug, the rehanging of the Louvre galleries had not been completed, the spectacular Palais de ...
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