# Canonical recap data for 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle (1889)
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title: 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle
subtitle: The 1889 Paris World's Fair debuted Gustave Eiffel's iron tower and celebrated the French Revolution's centennial, drawing 32 million visitors and redefining architectural possibility.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1889-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1889
decade: 1880
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: The Exposition Universelle de 1889, better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fifth of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The most famous structu
summaryLong: The Exposition Universelle de 1889, better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889. It was one of several major expositions held in the city during this era, part of a tradition that saw Paris host world's fairs regularly throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The most famous structure created for the exposition, and still remaining, is the Eiffel Tower.
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heroImageCredit: "\"French Revolution Centennial medal, Exposition Universelle of 1889.\" by Mustang Joe is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/."
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
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timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_Universelle_(1889)"
  title: 1889 Paris exhibition
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: The Exposition Universelle de 1889, better known in English as the 1889 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 188
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-24
  label: 1889 Paris exhibition
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_Universelle_(1889)"
