1878 Exposition Universelle

  • Also Known As: Third Paris World's Fair


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Y/M/D Description Place
1878/00/00 The 1250 piece Mackay silver Dinner and Dessert Service for 24 Persons is finished. Designed by Tiffany and Co's Charles Grosjean under the supervision of Edward C Moore, pieces from the set are currently held in MacKay School of Mines Building. MacKay School of Mines Building, Reno, NV
1878/00/00 Frederic Leighton is appointed President of the Jury on Paintings at the Paris International Exhibition where he will also exhibit "Elijah in the Wilderness", "The Music Lesson" and "Captain Richard Burton, HM's Consul at Trieste".
1878/00/00 Designed by Juste Lisch, the Gare des Carbonnets railway station is built on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris for the 1878 Universal Exhibition. Gare des Carbonnets, Asnieres-sur-Seine
1878/05/01 Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, celebrating the recovery of France after the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War. Spanning over 66 acres (270,000 m2), the main building is in the Champ de Mars and on the hill of Chaillot, occupying 54 acres (220,000 m2).
1878/06/00 Along with a silver clasped leather bound album of photographs the silver set is delivered to the Mackays in Paris in 9 walnut and mahogany chests, each with a silver plaque. The set is displayed at the American Pavilion of the Exposition Universelle. MacKay School of Mines Building, Reno, NV
1878/06/00 Yablochkov electric arc lamps installed along the Avenue de l'Opera and the Place de l'Opera are energized by Zenobe Gramme dynamos. Palais Garnier, Paris
1878/06/30 At the Exposition Universelle, the completed head of the Statue of Liberty is exhibited in the garden of the Trocadero palace (lost), while other pieces are on display on the Champs de Mars. Palais de Chaillot, Paris
1878/07/00 Alexander Graham Bell displays his telephone at the Exposition Universelle.
1878/07/00 L M Solon wins the grand award for ceramics at the 1878 Paris Exposition.
1878/07/00 A human zoo, called a "negro village", composed of 400 "indigenous people" is exhibited at the Exposition Universelle.
1878/07/00 Thomas Edison's megaphone and phonograph are exhibited at the Exposition Universelle.
1878/07/00 At the Exposition Universelle, Jan Matejko wins Gold for three paintings: The Hanging of the Sigismund Bell, Union of Lublin and Waclaw Wilczek.
1878/07/00 Augustin Mouchot's Solar powered engine converting solar energy into mechanical steam power is exhibited. He won a Gold Medal in Class 54 for his works, most notably the production of ice using concentrated solar heat.
1878/11/10 Exposition Universelle closes in Paris, Over 13 million people paid to attend the exposition.

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