Lima International Exhibition

EXPO Lima 1872

Great Clock of Lima
Overview
BIE-class Unrecognized exposition
Building Palacio de la Exposición
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Organized by Manuel Atanasio Fuentes[1]
Location
Country Peru
City Lima
Venue Park of the Exposition
Coordinates 12°03′37″S 77°02′13″W / 12.0603°S 77.0370°W / -12.0603; -77.0370Coordinates: 12°03′37″S 77°02′13″W / 12.0603°S 77.0370°W / -12.0603; -77.0370
Timeline
Opening 1 July 1872
Closure 1872

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Clásicos de Arquitectura: Palacio de la Exposición / Antonio Leonardi | ArchDaily Perú" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 By James Higgins. Lima: A Cultural History. p. 159.
  3. ↑ "Hostoria - MALI" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Parque de la Exposición - LimaEasy". Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "The Engineer". 30 August 1872: 148.
  6. 1 2 "Clásicos de Arquitectura: Palacio de la Exposición / Antonio Leonardi | ArchDaily Perú" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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