Le pavillon de la Suède et de la Norwège - Courbevoie, France - Permanent World Fair and Expo Structures on Waymarking.com

[FR] Les pavillons étrangers des diverses expositions ont bien des fois été rachetés par de riches visiteurs, propriétaires d’un terrain souvent non loin de Paris. Quelques-uns ont acheminé leur acquisition jusque vers les côtes normandes, bien peu au-delà d’un rayon de 200 kilomètres. Certains de ces pavillons passèrent le XXe siècle, d’autres tombèrent sous l’avidité des promoteurs.

Le pavillon de la Norvège et de la Suède, imaginé par l’architecte Henrik Thrap-Maye, pionnier de la construction préfabriquée, abritait photographies, instruments de météorologie, horloges, céramiques, verrerie, orfèvrerie, terres cuites, pianos, meubles, vêtements, fourrures, et des édredons en plume de canard !

[EN] The Swedish and Norwegian pavilion was designed by the architect Henrik Thrap-Maye, a pioneer in prefabricated construction. It housed meteorological instruments, clocks, ceramics, glass work, jewelry, pianos, furniture, and clothing.

The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from 1 May through to 10 November 1878. It celebrated the recovery of France after the 1870 Franco-Prussian War.

This exposition was on a far larger scale than any previously held anywhere in the world. It covered over 66 acres (270,000 m2), the main building in the Champ de Mars occupying 54 acres (220,000 m2). The French exhibits filled one-half of the entire space, with the remaining exhibition space divided among the other nations of the world. Germany was the only major country which was not represented.

Among the many inventions on display was Alexander Graham Bell's telephone. Electric arc lighting had been installed all along the Avenue de l'Opera and the Place de l'Opera, and in June, a switch was thrown and the area was lit by electric Yablochkov arc lamps, powered by Zénobe Gramme dynamos. Thomas Edison had on display a megaphone and phonograph. International juries judged the various exhibits, awarding medals of gold, silver and bronze.

Original Name of Structure (during fair): Le pavillon de la Suède et de la Norwège Current Name of Structure: Le pavillon de la Suède et de la Norwège Architect/Designer: Henrik Thrap-Maye Fair Name: Exposition universelle de 1878 Location: Paris, France Year of Fair: 1878 Theme of Fair: Agriculture, Arts and Industry Website Proof: [Web Link] Website Reference: Not listed

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