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Correction: Exposition Universelle 1889 and not 1900[edit]

This picture and several others have been uploaded as images of "Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France", but they show the 1889 exhibit. Please compare the photographs.

Open space of the Champ-de-Mars[edit]

One of the attractions of the Exposition Universelle 1889 world fair was the Fontaine monumentale lumineuse or Fontaine du Progrès designed by G. Bechmann (French), ingénieur en chef du service des Eaux and Jean Camille Formigé (French, 1845-1939), architecte de l'exposition. Neo-baroque sculptures by Jules Coutan (French, 1848-1939). It was placed in the center of the open space of the Champ-de-Mars. Beside this Fontaine du Progrès a second illuminated fountain designed by Galloway and Sons was built exactly unter the Eiffel Tower [1] (no file available). Both dissapeared before 1900. For the Exposition Universelle 1900 the central dome was replaced by the Pavillon de l'Electricité and a new fountain called Château d'Eau was erected at the southest end of the Champ-de-Mars.

N.B.: The first fountains with illuminated water jets, designed by Sir Francis Bolton, had been shown at the International Health Exhibition (1884) in South Kensington district, London. The Royal Jubilee Exhibition in Manchester had illuminated "Fairy Fountains" designed by W. an J. Galloway and Sons, the next (known) ones where built at Glasgow and Barcelona exhibitions (both in 1888).[2][3]
  1. ↑ http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/monod1890bd1/0157?sid=2254644b4921eab78d12615c9eeb620d
  2. ↑ http://www.sff.net/people/jeff.hecht/chron.html
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195108183/ref%3Dnosim/jeffhechtsbooks
  • Illuminated fountain 1889 not 1900
    Illuminated fountain
    1889 not 1900
  • Champ-de-Mars towards central dome, fountain 1889
    Champ-de-Mars towards central dome, fountain
    1889
  • Champ-de-Mars towards central dome, fountain 1889
    Champ-de-Mars towards central dome, fountain
    1889
  • Central dome and fountain 1889 not 1900
    Central dome and fountain
    1889 not 1900
  • Central dome and fountain 1889 not 1900
    Central dome and fountain
    1889 not 1900
  • No fountain in the center, central dome replaced by pavillion de l'Electricité et château d'eau 1900
    No fountain in the center, central dome replaced by pavillion de l'Electricité et château d'eau
    1900
  • Fontaine lumineuse in the center 1889
    Fontaine lumineuse in the center
    1889
  • No central fountain, Pavillon d'Electricité and Château d'Eau 1900
    No central fountain, Pavillon d'Electricité and Château d'Eau
    1900

Striped tents[edit]

Please compare also the striped tents and the footbridges near the pont d'Iéna, typical for the 1889 exhibit.

<gallery> File:Eiffel tower at Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889.jpg|Tents beside Trocadero park, footbridges near the Pont d'Iéna (rive droite) from above
1889 File:Eiffel Tower 7.jpg|No tents, no footbridges
1900 File:Exposition Universal 1900 Paris France (2).jpg|Striped tents, footbridges near Pont d'Iéna
1889 not 1900 File:Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France 3.jpg|Striped tents, footbridges near Pont d'Iéna
1889 not 1900 File:Eiffel Tower and fountain, Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France.jpg|Striped tents beside the Champ-de-Mars
1889 not 1900

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