Liège International (1905)

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Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège was a world's fair held in Liège in 1905 from April 27 to November 612 just 8 years after a Belgian exposition held in Brussels. Intended to show Liege's industrial importance it also marked 75 years of Belgian independence1 and 40 years of Leopold II's reign.3

Official Poster of the Fair

29 countries were official participants, from Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland; from Africa: Egypt and Congo Free State; from America: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba and United States; and from Asia China, Japan, Persia and Turkey with Germany and Spain being unofficial participants1

The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian Francs.4

The Liège station as it appeared in 1905 following improvements for the fair

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Legacy

The Palais de Beaux Arts building was left to the city, and is now the Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporaine.5

Music

  • Cantate pour l'inauguration de l'Exposition universelle de Liège, 1905 by Jean-Théodore Radoux with words by Jules Sauvenière was written for the expo.

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References

  1. ^ a b c "LIEGE 1905". Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  2. ^ Findling, John E (ed.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9. 
  3. ^ Findling, John E (ed.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9. 
  4. ^ Findling, John E (ed.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9. 
  5. ^ Findling, John E (ed.). "Liege 1905". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9. 
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