1867 Exposition Universelle



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Y/M/D Description Place
1867/00/00 Mark Twain takes the train from Marseille to Paris for the 1867 Paris Exhibition. Paris, Ile-de-France
1867/00/00 Cyrus W Field is awarded a gold medal from the US Congress and the grand prize at the International Exposition in Paris for his contributions to the transatlantic cable.
1867/00/00 The high altar, designed by James Freret and crafted of gilded bronze in Lyon, France, is awarded first prize at the Paris Exposition. Composed of more than 600 pieces, it features Moorish domes and miter-shaped arches. Immaculate Conception Church, New Orleans, New Orleans
1867/00/00 Gottheil is appointed Chief Commissioner from Louisiana to the Exposition Universelle, Paris. The future Bullitt House in New Orleans may have been inspired by the Chalet de la Blanchisserie, one of many Swiss style buildings at the Paris fair. Bullitt-Longenecker House, New Orleans

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