The Paris eXposition Universelle [1900]

Part 1: French footage 0:00
Part 2: Edison footage 18:56
1 - Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace 18:56
2 - Place de l'Opéra, busiest intersection in Paris 19:26
3 - The Champs Élysées 20:09
4 - Panorama of the Paris eXposition from the Seine 20:32
5 - Esplanade des Invalides 23:01
6 - The Place de l'Concord 23:44
7 - Panorama from the morning boardwalk 25:43
8 - Palace of Electricity 27:55
9 - Scene from the elevator ascending the Eiffel Tower 29:08
10 - The End 31:02
Stereoscopic views of the eXhibition 31:11

The first international exposition was held in London in 1851. The French Emperor Napoleon III attended and was deeply impressed. He commissioned the first Paris Universal Exposition of 1855. Its purpose was to promote French commerce, technology and culture. It was followed by another in 1867, and, after the Emperor's downfall in 1870, another in 1878, celebrating national unity after the defeat of the Paris Commune, and then in 1889, celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution. Planning for the 1900 Exposition began in 1892, under President Carnot. Three French Presidents and ten Ministers of Commerce held office before it was completed. President Carnot died shortly before it was completed. Though many of the buildings were not finished, the Exposition Was opened on April 14, 1900 by President Émile Loubet.

The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. The fair, visited by nearly 50 million, displayed many technological innovations, including the Grande Roue de Paris Ferris wheel, the moving sidewalk, diesel engines, talking films, escalators, and the telegraphone (the first magnetic audio recorder). It also brought international attention to the Art Nouveau style. Major structures remaining from the Exposition include the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the Pont Alexandre III, the Gare d'Orsay railroad station (now the Musée d'Orsay) and two original entrances of Paris Métro stations by Hector Guimard.

Compiled footage of the Paris Exhibition comprised of surviving reels from 2 collections
French filmmakers and Thomas Edisons cameramen. Added in sound and speed correction on each clip. Actuality documentary

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