
The Paris World's Fair of 1900 (also known as The Exposition Universelle) was held in Paris between 15 April and 12 November. On display were many new inventions: matryoshka dolls, Diesel engines, talking film, and the telegraphone. But more importantly, the architecture and design of this World's Fair brought the wonderful Art Nouveau style into popular culture. These photos and illustrations of the Fair show why the world fell in love with Art Nouveau.
A view of the Exposition Universelle




The Eiffel Tower with the Globe Céleste, the icon of the Exposition Universelle

Crowds arriving at the Place de la Concorde on double deck cars, the monumental gate by Binet

The Grand Entrance


Ancient Paris, a recreation of the medieval Paris and the Palais of the Land and Sea Forces on the other side of the river





The illuminated Eiffel Tower, erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to a previous World's Fair

The Chateau of Water, Palace of Electricity and Palace of Chemical Industries, as seen from and under the Eiffel Tower






The Avenue Nicholas II

The Avenue Nicholas II, looking towards the Dome of the Invalides

The environs of the Trocadero

The Palace Lumineux

Champ de Mars

A road between pavilions

The national pavilions
Belgium (left) and Finland (right)

Germany (left and below) and Sweden (right)


Italy


Russia



The Austro-Hungarian Pavilion






United States


The Dutch East Indies Pavilion, a replica of Candi Sari, a 8th-century Buddhist temple in Indonesia

Algeria


Norway

(via Societe Anglaise)
Romania

(via Modernism)
Indo-China


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The Le Tour du Monde pavilions displaying a collection of exotic oriental architectures – a Siamese pavilion, a Japanese pagoda and an Indian pavilion.


(via Boston College)
Cambodia



Sudan and Senegal

(via Brown University)
The Grand and the Little Palace



A Perfumery in the Department of Chemistry

Inside the Palace of Electricity

Inside the La Salle des Fêtes

The Palace of Optics

Manufacturer's and Liberal Arts Building

Commercial Navigation Building and Quai d' Orsay, France

The Commercial Navigation, Industrial Arts, Electrical sections and the main hall in the United States Pavilion




A sculpture exhibition at the Grand Palace

(via Brown University)
The Palace of Horticulture


The Agricultural Section with the shop of Chocolat Menier



Palace of Forestry, Hunting, Fishing and Gathering


Inside the Hungarian Pavilion

Palace of Decorative Arts with glass items of Crystallerie de la Pantin, a well-known glass maker


A giant telescope in the Palace of Optics


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Cinéorama, an early film experiment by Raoul Grimoin-Sanson. It simulated a ride in a hot air balloon over Paris.

The system consisted ten 70mm movie projectors and a 90x9 (295x29.5 ft) metre screens.

It lasted only three days, because it was shut down by the police for safety reasons: the projectors lights caused extreme heat.

(via Wikimedia Commons)
A moving sidewalk



A rolling platform 30 ft. above head with steel rails and the sidewalk


(via Brown University)
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The photos above are from Brooklyn Museum and The Library of Congress, made by Henry William Goodyear, except when noted otherwise.
DISCUSSION
Woooooooow! Thank you for posting this. Some of these pictures are more impressive than the best paintings of fantasy worlds. It must have been truly awe inspiring to people of the time.