Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France
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The Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France or the International Exhibition of the East of France was an exhibition held in Nancy in 1909. The exhibition opened on May 1 and ran until October 31.[1][2]
The exhibition was held to demonstrate recovery from the Alsace-Lorraine annexation in the 1870 war.[1] There were over 2000 exhibitors and 2 million visitors.[1]
Visitor attractions included a water chute, French gardens, a mining [3] and gas pavilions.[3][4] There was an Alsatian Village[4] and a Senagalese village[3][5]
The local École de Nancy had its own pavilion intended to demonstrate the close links between art and industry in the region[6] which opened two months after the main exhibition.[7] Many architects of the École de Nancy, including Lucien Weissenburger, Émile André, , , , Eugène Vallin, and others designed the pavilions for the exhibition.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c "20071_05.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Expo Nancy 1909" (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "20071_05.pdf" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "20071_05.pdf" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Village Sénégalais" (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "20071_05.pdf" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "20071_05.pdf" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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