International Exhibition of Marine and Maritime Hygiene
The International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene was a world's fair held in Genoa in 1914.[1]
| International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene |
| Area | Piazza della Vittoria |
| Visitors | 1035000 |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| City | Genoa |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 23 May 1914 |
| Closure | 15 December 1914 |
| Universal | |
| Previous | Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) in Ghent |
| Next | Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco |
Summary
The fair was held between May 23 1914[2] and 15 December 1914[1] with the aim of showing life in Italian colonies.[1]
The fair was opened by Vittorio Emanuele III and Queen Elena.[1]
Contents
The overall design of the fair was by Gino Coppedè.[3] There were 1200 exhibitors from all continents.[3]
There were displays from the colonies of Eritrea, Somalia, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania[4] and one about the economics of the territories in Africa.[4]
In addition to individual colonies there was a stadium,[5] a copy of the Galata Tower (which had been built when Galata was a Republic of Genoa colony) and a mosque.
Transportation
A monorail and a cable car were both built for the exhibition,[3] with the monorail, known as Telfer, continuing to run until 1918.
See also
References
- "Genova 101 anni fa, un altro mondo… | LETTERE DAL MONDO" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- "Esposizione Igiene, Marina e Colonie, 1914" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "L'Esposizione Internazionale di Genova del 1914: la mostra - Mentelocale.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Esposizioni coloniali. su Wrnzla" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "La Mostra sull'Expo' 1914 - Centro Congressi Genova" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2016.