The Lima International Exhibition (Exposicion Internacional de 1872) was held in the Park of the Exposition, Lima, in 1872 to attract foreign investment, demonstrate Peru's progress[2] and to mark fifty years since Peru's independence[3]
Background
The Peruvian president José Balta had ordered the demolition of the Walls of Lima in 1870 and the establishment of the Park of the Exposition to host the exhibition.[4] The park was designed by Manuel Atanasio Fuentes and Antonio Leonardi[4] and opened on 1 July 1872.[5]
Contents
During the fair there was a botanic garden, a Chinese pavilion and displays of modern machinery and of pre-Columbian art.[2] And still remaining in the park in 2017 there are a Byzantine and Moroccan pavilion and a fountain of Neptune.[2] There was also a Huaca, a Chinese pavilion, a dovecote, a lake with swans[6] and a large clock.[6][5] The clock, 'The great clock of Lima', designed by Pedro Ruiz Gallo was installed in a tower and as well as the time had six dials showing century date, year, month, week, day and phases of the moon, incorporated an organ and a 3x1 metre oblong to show a different historical picture every 25 hours.[5]
The British firms Ransomes, Sims and Head (Ipswich) exhibited agricultural machinery, Ruston, Proctor and Company a road engine, Bailey and Company fire pumps and pyrometers and Barrow Hematite Steel Company showed steel and iron works.[5]
Gallery
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Moroccan pavilion -
Byzantine pavilion -
Great Clock of Lima (photographed by Eugenio Courret)
References
- ^ "Clásicos de Arquitectura: Palacio de la Exposición / Antonio Leonardi | ArchDaily Perú" (in Spanish). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b c James Higgins. Lima: A Cultural History. p. 159.
- ^ "Hostoria - MALI" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Parque de la Exposición - LimaEasy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "The Engineer". 30 August 1872: 148.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Clásicos de Arquitectura: Palacio de la Exposición / Antonio Leonardi | ArchDaily Perú" (in Spanish). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
