Exposition Internationale d'Anvers was a
World's Fair held in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, , Belgium between 5 May and 5 November in 1894. It covered , attracted 3 million visits and made a profit. It took place at the same location as the
Exposition Universelle d'Anvers, held in 1885.
Participating nations
There were several participating nations:
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German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...
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Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
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Bulgaria
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
,
Denmark,
Spain,
United States,
United Kingdom,
Greece,
Hungary,
Italy,
Luxembourg,
Mexico,
Persia,
Portugal,
Kingdom of Romania,
Russia,
the
South African Republic (for which
Gerard Jacob Theodoor Beelaerts van Blokland was ''Commissaire Général''),
Switzerland and the
Ottoman Empire.
There was also a joint presence from Sweden and Norway.
As well as
Netherlands itself there were presentations of the
Dutch East Indies
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including
Java, parts of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
and
Madura.
Fair officials
Count
Hippolyte d'Ursel was the commissioner general and Count de Pret Roose de Calesburg the president of the executive committee.
Prize
Walter MacEwen won a medal of honor (grand prize).
See also
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Exposition Universelle d'Anvers held in Antwerp in 1885
References
External links
1894 Antwerp- 14 links
World's fairs in Antwerp
1894 in Belgium
19th century in Antwerp
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