Lima International Exhibition | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Lima International Exhibition |
Building(s) | Palacio de la Exposición |
Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Organized by | Manuel Atanasio Fuentes [1] |
Location | |
Country | Peru |
City | Lima |
Venue | Park of the Exposition |
Coordinates | 12°03′37″S 77°02′13″W / 12.0603°S 77.0370°W |
Timeline | |
Opening | 1 July 1872 |
Closure | 1872 |
The Lima International Exhibition (Exposicion Internacional de 1872) was held in the Park of the Exposition, Lima, in 1872 to attract foreign investment, demonstrate Peru's progress [2] and to mark fifty years since Peru's independence [3]
The Peruvian president José Balta had ordered the demolition of the Walls of Lima in 1870 and the establishment of the Park of the Exposition to host the exhibition. [4] The park was designed by Manuel Atanasio Fuentes and Antonio Leonardi [4] and opened on 1 July 1872. [5]
During the fair there was a botanic garden, a Chinese pavilion and displays of modern machinery and of pre-Columbian art. [2] And still remaining in the park in 2017 there are a Byzantine and Moroccan pavilion and a fountain of Neptune. [2] There was also a Huaca, a Chinese pavilion, a dovecote, a lake with swans [6] and a large clock. [6] [5] The clock, 'The great clock of Lima', designed by Pedro Ruiz Gallo was installed in a tower and as well as the time had six dials showing century date, year, month, week, day and phases of the moon, incorporated an organ and a 3x1 metre oblong to show a different historical picture every 25 hours. [5]
The British firms Ransomes, Sims and Head (Ipswich) exhibited agricultural machinery, Ruston, Proctor and Company a road engine, Bailey and Company fire pumps and pyrometers and Barrow Hematite Steel Company showed steel and iron works. [5]
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