Exposition Universelle (1855)

1855 Paris
Palais de l'Industrie
Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Category	Historical Expo
Name	Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855
Building(s)	Palais de l'Industrie
Area	15.2 hectares (38 acres)
Visitors	5,162,330
Participant(s)
Countries	27
Location
Country	France
City	Paris
Venue	Jardins des Champs-Élysées
Coordinates	48°52′0″N 2°18′47″E / 48.86667°N 2.31306°E / 48.86667; 2.31306
Timeline
Opening	15 May 1855 (1855-05-15)
Closure	15 November 1855 (1855-11-15)
Universal expositions
Previous	Great Exhibition in London
Next	1862 International Exhibition in London

The Exposition Universelle of 1855 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1855 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, from 15 May to 15 November 1855. Its full official title was the Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts de Paris 1855.^[1] It was the first of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937.^[a] Nowadays, the exposition's sole physical remnant is the Théâtre du Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, designed by architect Gabriel Davioud, which originally housed the Panorama National.

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