International Exhibition of Marine and Maritime Hygiene
The International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene was a world's fair held in Genoa in 1914.[1]
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene |
Area | Piazza della Vittoria |
Visitors | 1035000 |
Location | |
Country | Italy |
City | Genoa |
Timeline | |
Opening | 23 May 1914 |
Closure | 15 December 1914 |
Universal | |
Previous | Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) in Ghent |
Next | Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco |
Summary
editThe fair was held between May 23, 1914[2] and 15 December 1914[1] with the aim of showing life in Italian colonies.[1]
The fair was opened by Vittorio Emanuele III and Queen Elena.[1]
Contents
editThe overall design of the fair was by Gino Coppedè.[3] There were 1200 exhibitors from all continents.[3]
There were displays from the colonies of Eritrea, Somalia, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania[4] and one about the economics of the territories in Africa.[4]
In addition to individual colonies there was a stadium,[5] a copy of the Galata Tower (which had been built when Galata was a Republic of Genoa colony) and a mosque.
Attractions included a large diorama created by Francesco Bosso of the Panama Canal, which opened in 1914.[6]
Transportation
editA monorail and a cable car were both built for the exhibition,[3] with the monorail, known as Telfer , continuing to run until 1918.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Genova 101 anni fa, un altro mondo… | LETTERE DAL MONDO" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Esposizione Igiene, Marina e Colonie, 1914" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "L'Esposizione Internazionale di Genova del 1914: la mostra - Mentelocale.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Esposizioni coloniali. su Wrnzla" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "La Mostra sull'Expo' 1914 - Centro Congressi Genova" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Francesco Bosso". antichitafiorio.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
External links
edit- Images from the fair including the Galata Tower facsimile and the mosque Archived 2017-01-01 at the Wayback Machine