Sydney International Exhibition
| 1879 Sydney | |
|---|---|
The Sydney International Exhibition | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Sydney International Exhibition |
| Building(s) | Garden Palace |
| Area | 6.1 hectares (15 acres) |
| Invention(s) | Elevator |
| Visitors | 1,117,536 (paid = 850,480) |
| Location | |
| Country | Colony of New South Wales |
| City | Sydney |
| Venue | The Domain |
| Coordinates | 33°51′52.56″S 151°12′46.55″E / 33.8646000°S 151.2129306°E |
| Timeline | |
| Awarded | |
| Opening | 17 September 1879 |
| Closure | 20 April 1880 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Exposition Universelle (1878) in Paris |
| Next | Melbourne International Exhibition (1880) in Melbourne |
The Sydney International Exhibition was established headed by Lord Augustus Loftus and took place in Sydney in 1879, after being preceded by a number of Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibitions through the 1870s in Prince Alfred Park.