Event
Exposition Internationale d'Anvers opens (to 5 November)
5 May 1894 · 51.21° N, 4.39° E
What the records say
- When
- 5 May 1894
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 51.21° N, 4.39° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Antwerp International Exposition (1894).
Antwerp International Exposition (1894)
World's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium
The Antwerp International Exposition of 1894 was a world's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium, between 5 May and 5 November 1894. It covered 65.5 acres (265,000 m2), attracted 3 million visits and made a profit. It took place at the same location as the 1885 exposition.
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