International Exhibition | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Universal exposition |
Category | Historical Expo |
Name | International Exhibition |
Area | 11 ha (27 acres) |
Invention(s) | Analytical engine |
Visitors | 6,096,617 |
Participant(s) | |
Countries | 39 |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Venue | Kensington Exhibition Road |
Coordinates | 51°30′1.4″N 0°10′33.2″W / 51.500389°N 0.175889°W |
Timeline | |
Opening | May 1 – November 15, 1862 (6 months and 2 weeks) |
Closure | 15 November 1862 |
Universal expositions | |
Previous | Exposition Universelle (1855) in Paris |
Next | Exposition Universelle (1867) in Paris |
The International Exhibition of 1862, officially the London International Exhibition of Industry and Art, also known as the Great London Exposition, was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South Kensington, London, England. The site now houses museums including the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum.