PARIS1900

WORLD'S FAIR (EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE)

Overview of the Exposition

The Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900 was part of a remarkable tradition of International Expositions that were held in Europe and America from the middle of the Nineteenth Century to the time of the First World War. The Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900 is most remembered for its influence on the Art Deco movement and architectural gems like Eliel Saarinen's Finnish pavilion. In the illustrations and photographs included in this section you can get a sense of the architecture for the fair and what it might have been like to stroll through its exhibits and pavillions.

Click below to link to web sites with information on the Paris 1900 Exposition.

The National and International Expositions of Paris 1798-1937 http://charon.sfsu.edu/ParisExpos.html

The Paris Exhibitions - Exposition Universelle de Paris http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aprobert/index.ht

                                                  Paris 1900                                                http://netrover.com/~berta/paris00.html

Trocadero Entrance to the Exposition, Colonial Section in Foreground, Paris Exposition, 1900, Library of Congress

Looking through the Eiffel Tower to the Trocadero and Colonial Section, Paris Exposition, 1900, Library of Congress

The Little Palace of Fine Arts, Paris Exposition, 1900, Library of Congress

The United States National Building, Paris Exposition, 1900, Library of Congress