Exposición Universal de Barcelona
The Exposición Universal de Barcelona was Spain's first international Exposition[1] and ran from May 20 to December 9, 1888.[2]
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Summary[edit]
Eugenio Serrano de Casanova tried to launch an exposition in 1886, and when that failed, the Mayor of Barcelona, Francesc Rius i Taulet, took over[1] the planning of the project. The fair was hosted on the reconstructed 115-acre (47 ha) site of the city's main public park, the Parc de la Ciutadella, with Vilaseca's Arc de Triomf forming the entrance.[1] More than 2 million people from Spain, the rest of Europe, and other international points of embarkation visited the exhibition,[3] which made the equivalent of 1,737,000 United States dollars.[2] The fair was opened by Alfonso XIII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria.[1] Twenty-seven countries participated, including China, Japan and the United States.[3]
Music[edit]
The piano manufacturer Erard sponsored a series of 20 concerts featuring Isaac Albéniz, a Spanish Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms.[4]
Legacy and remnants[edit]
The Columbus Monument (Monumento a Colón), a 60 m (197 ft) tall monument to Christopher Columbus, was built for the exposition on the site where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas. It was erected at the lower end of La Rambla and remains standing today.
See also[edit]
- 1929 Barcelona International Exposition
- 1992 Summer Olympics
- 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures
- L'Esquella de la Torratxa
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Findling, John E (ed.). "Barcelona 1888". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ a b Findling, John E (ed.). "Appendix B:Fair Statistics". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ a b Findling, John E (ed.). "Barcelona 1888". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ "Frances Barulich. Albéniz, Isaac".
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