BIE-class Universal exposition Area 233 Ha Country Austria-Hungary Next Philadelphia Building Rotunde Closure 31 October 1873 | Name Weltausstellung Visitors 7,255,000 Location Vienna, Austria Venue Prater Category Historical | |
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Motto Kultur und Erziehung (English: Culture and Education) Previous Paris, International Exposition | ||
Weltausstellung 1873 Wien (English: World Exposition 1873 Vienna) was the large world exposition that was held in 1873 in the Austria-Hungarian capital of Vienna. Its motto was Kultur und Erziehung (English: Culture and Education).
There were almost 26,000 exhibitors housed in different buildings that were erected for this exposition, including the Rotunde (English: Rotunda), a large circular building in the great park of Prater designed by the Scottish engineer John Scott Russell. The Rotunde was destroyed by fire on September 17, 1937.
The Russian pavilion had a naval section designed by Viktor Hartmann. Exhibits included models of the Port of Rijeka and the Illés Relief model of Jerusalem.
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1873 Vienna World's Fair Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA