New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1889)
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The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition was a world's fair held in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1889 which celebrated that country and the South Seas. Exhibitions included New Zealand's Eiffel Tower, a wooden structure based on the Eiffel Tower and used to display artefacts from the Otis Elevator Company.[1][2]
[edit] Related Fairs
- 1865 in Dunedin - New Zealand Exhibition (1865) from 12 January – 6 May 1865
- 1885 in Wellington - New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)
- 1906 in Christchurch - International Exhibition (1906)
- 1925 in Dunedin - New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition (1925) 1925-1926
- 1939 in Wellington - New Zealand Centennial Exhibition from 8 November 1939 until 4 May 1940
[edit] References
- ^ "New Zealand's Eiffel Tower". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/new-zealands-eiffel-tower. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand’s own Eiffel Tower open". (Ministry for Culture and Heritage). http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/new-zealand%E2%80%99s-own-eiffel-tower-opens. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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