Liège International Exposition (1905)

1905 Liège
Official Poster of the Fair
Overview
BIE-classUniversal exposition
CategoryHistorical Expo
NameExposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège
Building(s)Palais des beaux-arts de Liège
Area21.08 hectares (52.1 acres)
Visitors7,000,000
Participant(s)
Countries29
Location
CountryBelgium
CityLiège
VenueParc de la Boverie
Coordinates50°37′43.98″N 5°34′32.56″E / 50.6288833°N 5.5757111°E / 50.6288833; 5.5757111
Timeline
Opening25 April 1905 (1905-04-25)
Closure6 November 1905 (1905-11-06)
Universal expositions
PreviousLouisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis
NextMilan International (1906) in Milan

The Liège International Exposition (French: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège) was a world's fair held in Liège, Belgium, from 27 April to 6 November 1905:416 just 8 years after a Belgian exposition held in Brussels. Intended to show Liège's industrial importance, the fair also marked 75 years of Belgian Independence and 40 years of Leopold II's reign.:178

The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian francs.:415