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1、Photos:ABriefHistoryofWorld'sFairsHulton-DeutschCollection/CORBISNextBackLondon,1851:TheCrystalPalaceTheWorld'sFair—officiallyknownastheUniversalExposition—isaninternationalexhibitionthathasservedanumberofpurposessinceitsinception.Thefirstfair,theGreatExhi
2、bitionoftheWorksofIndustryofAllContinents,washeldin1851inHydePark,London.Thefairwiththeloftynamefunctionedasaplatformfornationstoshowcasetheirinnovationsinscienceandtechnology.Modernmarvelsrangedfromthefirstpublictoilettoaprecursortothemodern-dayfaxmachine
3、,buttheonecreationthatliterallyovershadowedeverythingelsewastheCrystalPalace—agreenhouse-likestructurefabricatedfrommodularcastironandglassthathousedtheentireexhibition.Photos:ABriefHistoryofWorld'sFairs·NEXT·BACK2of10Hulton/GettyImagesPhiladelphia,1876:Ho
4、rsepowerSettocommemoratethe100thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheUnitedStates,theAmericanCentennialExhibitionwasthefirstofficialworld'sfairheldintheU.S.Amongtheexhibitswasthisextraordinarytechnicalmarvel,a1,500-horsepowerCorlisssteamengine,whichpoweredalltheex
5、hibitsatthefair.Itwasthecenterpieceoftheopeningfestivities,illustratedabove,duringwhichitwasturnedonbythenPresidentUlyssesS.Grant.Photos:ABriefHistoryofWorld'sFairsNextBack3of10RogerViollet/GettyImagesNextBackParis,1889:LaTourEiffelLikethe1876PhiladelphiaE
6、xpo,Paris'ExpositionUniversellein1889commemoratedasignificantmomentinthehostnation'shistory:thecentennialofthestormingoftheBastille—aneventthathastraditionallyrepresentedthestartoftheFrenchRevolution.Areplicaoftheinfamousprisonwasfeaturedatthefair,butthemo
7、strevolutionaryexhibitwasalittleprojectbyengineerGustaveEiffel.At324m(1,063ft.),LaTourEiffel(theEiffelTower)wasthetalleststandingstructureintheworlduponitscompletion.Consideredan"eyesore"atthetimebythepublic,morethanacenturylatertheengineeringmarvelhasbeco
8、metheCityofLights'mosticonicsymbol.Photos:ABriefHistoryofWorld'sFairs·NEXT·BACK·4of10BETTMANN/CORBIS·NEXT·BACKChicago,1893:Ferris'WheelAlthoughChristopherColumbusneversetfootintheWindyCity,theWorld'sColumbian
