Medal Eugénie Napoleon III Universal Horticultural Exhibition 1855

Description: 214-tir93Medalthe in bronze, France, Paris Mint.19th century period (>1855).Some traces of handling and rubbing.Engraver : Cracked.Dimension : 36 mm .Weight : 18 g.Metal : bronze .Mark on the edge : bronze + cornucopia.Fast and careful shipping.The support is not for sale.The stand is not for sale.The Universal Exhibition of 1855 was an international trade fair event for commercial and cultural purposes which took place in Paris in 1855. It was the first French universal exhibition (and the second world exhibition, the first being the 1851 Universal Exhibition in London). It was held in Paris on the Champs-Élysées from May 15 to November 15, 18552. It welcomed more than 5,100,000 visitors. Twenty-five states and their colonies participated3. It was by an imperial decree of Mars 8, 1853, that Napoleon III decided to hold a Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855, where agricultural and industrial products would be exhibited, following the first Universal Exhibition of 18514.The same decree authorizes the admission to this Exhibition of products from all nations. The Quinquennial Exhibition, which was to take place in 1854, was therefore postponed and merged with the Universal Exhibition. Another decree of June 22 in turn decides that a Universal Exhibition of Fine Arts will be held at the same time as the Universal Exhibition of Industry.An Imperial Commission, with Prince Napoleon5 as president and Arlès-Dufour as secretary general, was formed on December 24, with the task of organizing these major events. This commission includes two sections: the Fine Arts section where we find the names of Prosper Mérimée, Eugène Delacroix and Ingres and the Agriculture and Industry section where we find the names of Charles Legentil, Frédéric Le Play, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Émile Pereire, Michel Chevalier6.The first task of the commission is to ask the prefects to organize a committee in each of the departments and to invite foreign governments to participate and appoint commissioners to the Exhibition. The chosen location is the triangle formed by the Champs-Élysées, the Cours de la Reine and the Avenue Montaigne. The 1851 London World's Fair excited the competitive spirit and:“The doors of the Crystal Palace had barely closed when from all sides people began to demand for Paris the honor of a similar competition7. »May 15, 1855 was the day of the official inauguration. “Unfortunately the sun did not favor its solemnity. It was overshadowed, on the contrary, by rainy and cold weather, which the spring date could never have predicted8. »The opening ceremony takes place in the Palais de l'Industrie in front of a large and international audience. Despite the Crimean War9 and the battles of the French navy in the Baltic, the Exhibition celebrates the economic collaboration of Nations.The palace of industryDetailed article: Palace of Industry.engraving: The Palace of IndustryPalais de l’Industrie next to the Champs-Élyséesengraving: The Palace facing northNorth facade of the Palais de l’IndustrieTo host the Exhibition, a gigantic building10, the Palais de l'Industrie, was built along the Champs-Élysées.Originally, the building was intended to house the National Exhibitions which had been held since the Revolution in poorly adapted premises. The design of the building is the result of the collaboration of architect Jean-Marie Victor Viel and engineers Alexis Barrault and Georges Bridel. The 208 meter long facade opened onto a monumental triumphal arch portal whose cornice is decorated with an allegorical group France crowning Art and Industry with gold, the work of the sculptor Élias Robert. This France is framed by groups of putti bearing the imperial arms which are the work of the sculptor Georges Diebolt11. The four facades are pierced by a double row of semi-circular windows; between the two floors of windows runs a frieze on which the names of the great men of humanity are engraved.This building is a technical feat. For the first time, wrought iron beams were used there, supported by cast iron columns. The barrel vault of the central nave, with a span of 48 meters, rests on the columns, without the use of tie rods. Flying buttresses are used to counteract the thrust of the roof and huge blocks of lead serve as stops.It became obvious, very quickly, that there was not enough space to accommodate all the exhibitors (nearly 24,000, half of whom were French4) and the imperial commission was studying the possibility of creating annexes. We therefore built a junction gallery which connects the Palace to the Panorama12 rotunda, which is however doomed to demolition, then a new junction gallery connects the Rotunda to the annex gallery. The annex machine gallery, 27 meters wide, is built along the Seine and extends from Place de la Concorde to the Pont de l'Alma.The city of Paris exhibits the work of mapping the Parisian subsoil carried out by engineers from the General Inspectorate of Quarries. This atlas of quarries, underground cavities, riversOriginally, the building was intended to house the National Exhibitions which had been held since the Revolution in poorly adapted premises. The design of the building is the result of the collaboration of architect Jean-Marie Victor Viel and engineers Alexis Barrault and Georges Bridel. The 208 meter long facade opened onto a monumental triumphal arch portal whose cornice is decorated with an allegorical group France crowning Art and Industry with gold, the work of the sculptor Élias Robert. This France is framed by groups of putti bearing the imperial arms which are the work of the sculptor Georges Diebolt11. The four facades are pierced by a double row of semi-circular windows; between the two floors of windows runs a frieze on which the names of the great men of humanity are engraved.

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