Everything about Tennessee Centennial And International Exposition 1897 totally explained
The
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was a
World's Fair staged between
May 1 and
October 31 of
1897 in
Nashville. It celebrated the 100th anniversary of
Tennessee's entry into
the union in
1796, although it was technically a year late.
Many cities and organizations built buildings and exhibit halls on the Exposition grounds, conveniently located on the streetcar line on the western fringe of the city. Among the most prominent were those of Nashville itself, and its nearby rival,
Memphis. Nashville designed its pavilion after the
Parthenon in
Greece due to the city's nickname as
The Athens of the South. Memphis's exhibit, in honor of its
Egyptian name, was a large pyramid. These structures no longer exist, but they've their echos in both cities today. Nashville's temporary Parthenon was reconstructed in permanent materials in the
1920s and still stands today as an art gallery on the original exposition grounds, which became
Centennial Park. In the
1990s, Memphis built a new sports arena, the
Pyramid Arena, in the shape of a large pyramid by the banks of the
Mississippi.
Other attractions on the grounds were the
Negro Pavilion, the gondolas on
Lake Watauga (which is still a feature of the park today) and the
Egyptian Pavilion with its
belly dancers. The Centennial Exposition was a great success and is still considered one of the most notable events ever to be held in the state. Unlike most World's Fairs, it didn't lose money, although the final accounting showed a direct profit of less than $50.
Related
The
1982 World's Fair held in
Knoxville.
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