Imperial Austrian Exhibition Explained

Category:	10
Year:	1906
Imperial Austrian Exhibition
Area:	Earl's Court
City:	London
Open:	20 June 1906
Close:	6 October 1906

The Imperial Austrian Exhibition world's fair was held at Earl's Court in London in 1906.^[1] It opened on 20 June^[2] and closed on 6 October.^[3]

Exhibitions and attractions

Three aspects of Austrian society were explored in different themed areas:

• There was a "Tyrolean Village" with lacemakers, woodcarvers, beer halls and cafes^[4]
• A model underground salt mine reached by a slide
• A Bohemia area opened by the Bohemian revivalist Count Lützow^[5]

Exhibitors included the photographer Josef Jindřich Šechtl,^[6] and the bronze goods manufacturer Kalmar who won a bronze prize.^[7] There was also an Austrian restaurant.^[8]

The exhibition was the last use of the Great Wheel, a 94.50NaN0 tall^{[9] [10]} Ferris wheel which was the world's tallest from its opening in 1895 until 1900. It was demolished in 1907.

See also

• General Land Centennial Exhibition (1891)
• Franco-British Exhibition (1908)
• Japan–British Exhibition (1910)

Notes and References

1. Book: Pelle, Kimberley D . John E . Findling . Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. 9780786434169 . 414 . Appendix D:Fairs Not Included. 2008 .
2. Web site: Papers Past - Poverty Bay Herald - 19 June 1906 - SLICING DOWN THE SALT MINE. 22 March 2012.
3. Book: 100. Ferris Wheels:An illustrated history. Anderson Norman. 1992 . Popular Press . 087972532X.
4. Web site: 1906 Imperial. 1 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711024442/http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Exhibitions/Pages/1906%20Austrian.htm. 11 July 2015. dead.
5. Web site: Bohemian section at the Austrian exhibition, Earl's Court, London, S. W. 1906. Under the auspices of the City council of the royal capital Prague, and under the honorary presidency of Francis count Lützow and Vladímir Srb...Guide to the Bohemian section and to the kingdom of Bohemia. 22 March 2012.
6. P. Scheufler, Jižní Čechy objektivem tří generací, České Budějovice 1989
7. Web site: Kalmar-B.swf (application/x-shockwave=flash Object). 22 March 2012.
8. Web site: Jazz Age Club. 29 October 2011 . 22 March 2012.
9. http://www.englishheritageprints.com/pictures_460757/Great-Wheel-Earls-Court-CC97-01620.html Great Wheel, Earls Court
10. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/spot-the-difference-london-landmarks-then-and-now-8375409.html Spot the difference: London landmarks, then and now