Vue intérieure de l'exposition des produits alimentaires, 1889.

Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:87052/

The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed a veritable boom in World’s Fairs and International Exhibitions. Of all the dozens of these attractions held around the world, two stand out as framing a thrilling decade in the world’s most stylish city: the Paris exhibitions of 1899 and 1900. We shall explore - coming face to face with the most beautiful works of art, world-changing inventions, as well as the gaudy, the over-decorated, and the downright bizarre!

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