4 magg 1886 anni - Opening of Colonial and Indian Exhibition 1886

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Open for 6 months (closing on 14 Oct 1886), attracting 5.5 million visitors. Held in South Kensington in a collection of purpose-built Indian-style buildings. Objective (according to then Prince of Wales, Edward VII): to "stimulate commerce and strengthen the bonds of union now existing in every portion of her Majesty's Empire".

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