1902–1903 Hanoi | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale |
Building(s) | Palais d'expositions designed by Adolphe Bussy |
Area | 41 acres (17 hectares) |
Organized by | Paul Doumer |
Location | |
Country | French Indochina (now Vietnam) |
City | Hanoi |
Coordinates | 21°02′22″N 105°50′04″E / 21.0393206°N 105.8343995°E |
Timeline | |
Opening | 15 November 1902 |
Closure | 15 or 16 February 1903 |
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The Hanoi Exhibition (Exposition de Hanoi) was a world's fair [1] held in Hanoi in then French Indochina between November 16, 1902, [1] and February 15 [2] or 16, [1] 1903.
Hanoi had become the capital of French Indochina earlier in 1902 replacing Saigon. Earlier activities to mark the change included a festival on 26 February 1902 attended by emperor Thành Thái and the governor general Paul Doumer [2] and the opening of the Paul Doumer (now Long Biên) Bridge. [2] The exhibition was the idea of Paul Doumer. [3]
The site of the fair was the racecourse established in the early 1890s, [3] and its main building was the Grand Palais de l'Exposition ( Vietnamese: Nhà Đấu xảo) designed by Adolphe Bussy. [4]
The preparation for the fair, especially the construction of the exhibition palace, left Hanoi's budget in deficit for a decade. [3]
When the Japanese took over Vietnam, they based their military and supply in the palace. Later, air raids at the end of World War II completely destroyed the building. [4]
The modern site of the palace now stands the Friendship Cultural Palace ( Vietnamese: Cung Văn hoá Hữu nghị), a concert venue in southern Hoàn Kiếm District.
The fair showed products from France and her colonies, and from other territories in Southeast Asia: , Burma, [2] [5] Ceylon, China, Dutch Indies, Formosa (now Taiwan), French Indo-China, India, Japan, Korea, [5] Malaysia, Malacca, the Philippines, Siam and Singapore. [2] [5]
As well as country displays there was a machine gallery, [6] a La Grand Roue amusement ride, [7] and art in the French Section of Fine Arts including work by Carolus-Duran. [4]