Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège was a world's fair held in Liège from 27 April to 6 November 1905 just 8 years after a Belgian exposition held in Brussels. Intended to show Liege's industrial importance it also marked 75 years of Belgian independence and 40 years of Leopold II's reign. The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian Francs.
Twenty-nine countries were official participants, from:
Twenty-nine countries were official participants, from:
- Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain and Ireland
- Africa: Egypt and Congo Free State
- America: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, and the United States
- Asia: China, Japan, Persia and Turkey. Germany and Spain were unofficial participants
The German Pavilion under construction at the Exposition Universelle, Liège Link
Liège International (1905) - Wikipedia
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