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''Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège'' was a world's fair held in Liège in 1905 from April 27 to November 6〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=18 December 2011 )〕 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. 29 countries were official participants, from Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland; from Africa: Egypt and Congo Free State; from America: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba and United States; and from Asia China, Japan, Persia and Turkey with Germany and Spain being unofficial participants〔 The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian Francs. ==Legacy== The Palais de Beaux Arts building was left to the city, and is now the Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporaine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liège International (1905)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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