!!!Weltausstellung in Wien

World Exhibition, Vienna. Held between May and November 1873, at 
various locations in Vienna, including the  Rotunde (Prater), which 
was built especially for the exhibition; it was meant to demonstrate 
to the world the power and glory of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 
the  Gruenderzeit  (Age of Promoterism). The world exhibition (with 
more than 1,000 participants) was seen by around seven million people, 
among whom were prominent contemporary personalities (the German 
Emperor, the Tsar of Russia, the Kings of Belgium, Italy, Sweden and 
other countries); however, due to the stock market crash of May 9, 
1873 ( Black Friday) and an epidemic of cholera, the exhibition was 
not as successful as expected and resulted in a large deficit.


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