Hanoi Exhibition

1902 world's fair in French Indochina

1902–1903 Hanoi

Grand Palais d'Expositions

Overview
BIE-class| Unrecognized exposition
Name| Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale
Building(s)| Palais d'expositions designed by Adolphe Bussy
Area| 41 acres (17 hectares)
Organized by| Paul Doumer
Location
Country| Tonkin (now Northern Vietnam)
City| Hanoi
Coordinates| 21°02′22″N 105°50′04″E﻿ / ﻿21.0393206°N 105.8343995°E﻿ / 21.0393206; 105.8343995
Timeline
Opening| 15 November 1902 (1902-11-15)
Closure| 15 or 16 February 1903

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The Hanoi Exhibition (Exposition de Hanoi) was a world's fair[1] held in Hanoi in then French Indochina between November 16, 1902,[1] and February 15[2] or 16,[1] 1903\.

## Context

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Hanoi had become the capital of French Indochina earlier in 1902 replacing Saigon. Earlier activities to mark the change included a festival on 26 February 1902 attended by emperor Thành Thái and the governor general Paul Doumer[2] and the opening of the Paul Doumer (now Long Biên) Bridge.[2] The exhibition was the idea of Paul Doumer.[3]

## Grand Palais de l'Exposition

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Aerial view of the fair site

Main article: Grand Palais (Hanoi)

The site of the fair was the racecourse established in the early 1890s,[3] and its main building was the Grand Palais de l'Exposition (Vietnamese: Nhà Đấu xảo) designed by Adolphe Bussy.[4]

The preparation for the fair, especially the construction of the exhibition palace, left Hanoi's budget in deficit for a decade.[3]

When the Japanese took over Vietnam, they based their military and supply in the palace. Later, air raids at the end of World War II completely destroyed the building.[4]

The modern site of the palace now stands the Friendship Cultural Palace (Vietnamese: Cung Văn hoá Hữu nghị), a concert venue in southern Hoàn Kiếm District.

## Participation

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The fair showed products from France and her colonies, and from other territories in Southeast Asia: , Burma,[2][5] Ceylon, China, Dutch Indies, Formosa (now Taiwan), French Indo-China, India, Japan, Korea,[5] Malaysia, Malacca, the Philippines, Siam and Singapore.[2][5]

## Exhibits

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As well as country displays there was a machine gallery,[6] a La Grand Roue amusement ride,[7] and art in the French Section of Fine Arts including work by Carolus-Duran.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Pelle, Findling, ed. (2008). "Appendix B:Fair Statistics". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 415\. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
2. ^ a b c d e "1902 L'exposition de Hanoi World Expo" (in French). Retrieved July 28, 2015.
3. ^ a b c Logan, William Stewart (2000). Hanoi: Biography of a City. UNSW Press. p. 93\. ISBN 978-0-86840-443-1.
4. ^ a b c Huan Do, Hanoi Colonial Buildings
5. ^ a b c "L'Indochine Coloniale - Exposition d'Hanoi 1902" (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2015.
6. ^ "Hanoï la vie.com | Evenements | 1902 Exposition Galerie Des Machines.jpg" (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2015.
7. ^ "Hanoï la vie.com | Evenements | 1902 Exposition La Grande Roue.jpg" (in French). Retrieved 28 July 2015.

## External links

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* [1] Poster for the exhibition
* [2] Hanoi postcards from turn of the 19th 20th century including several from the exhibition

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World exhibitions

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* Brussels 1935
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* Hannover 2000
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* Osaka 2025
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BIE-recognized
specialized
expositions|

* Stockholm 1936
* Helsinki 1938
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* Paris 1947
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* Lille 1951
* Jerusalem 1953
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* Naples 1954
* Turin 1955
* Helsingborg 1955
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* Taejŏn 1993
* Lisbon 1998
* Zaragoza 2008
* Yeosu 2012
* Astana 2017
* Buenos Aires 2023‡
* Belgrade 2027

BIE-recognized
horticultural
exhibitions (AIPH)|

* Rotterdam 1960
* Paris 1969
* Amsterdam 1972
* Hamburg 1973
* Vienna 1974
* Montreal 1980
* Amsterdam 1982
* Munich 1983
* Liverpool 1984
* Osaka 1990
* Zoetermeer 1992
* Stuttgart 1993
* Kunming 1999
* Haarlemmermeer 2002
* Rostock 2003
* Chiang Mai 2006–2007
* Venlo 2012
* Antalya 2016
* Beijing 2019
* Almere 2022
* Doha 2023
* Yokohama 2027

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| Africa|

* Freetown 1865
* Cape Town 1877
* Kimberley 1892–1893
* Johannesburg 1936–1937

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Asia|

* Calcutta 1883–1884
* Hanoi 1902
* Nanking 1910
* Semarang 1914
* Hangzhou 1929
* Taihoku (Taipei) 1935
* Nagoya 1937
* Clark 1998
* Shenyang 2006
* Chiang Mai 2011–2012
* Udon Thani 2026

Europe|

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* Dublin 1853
* Manchester 1857
* Porto 1865
* Stockholm 1866
* London 1871–1874
* Lyon 1872
* Vienna 1873
* Amsterdam 1883
* Liverpool 1886
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* Copenhagen 1888
* Glasgow 1888
* Frankfurt 1891
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* Berlin 1896
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* Glasgow 1901
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* London 1908
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* London 1910
* Dresden 1911
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* Lyon 1914
* Cologne 1914
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* Kristiania 1914
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* London 1921
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* British Empire Exhibition 1924–1925
* Antwerp 1930
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* Paris 1931
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* Glasgow 1938
* Stockholm 1943

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Oceania|

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* Adelaide 1887
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* Dunedin 1889
* Christchurch 1906
* Auckland 1913–1914
* Dunedin 1925
* Wellington 1939–1940

South America|

* Lima 1872
* Santiago 1875
* Quito 1909
* Buenos Aires 1910
* Rio de Janeiro 1922

* † Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
* ‡ Cancelled
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Colonial Exhibition of Semarang (1914)

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* Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 (Chiang Mai 2006–2007)
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