Purpose The largest public fair ever staged in Britain was designed as a cultural affirmation of the recent signing of the Entente Cordiale with France. Buildings A spectacular array of buildings and landscapes was constructed on a 140-acre farmland site to the north of Shepherd's Bush in west London. Some 170 exhibition halls, pavilions and kiosks were decked in a sumptuously theatrical assortment of highly ornamental architectural styles. These ranged from baroque to arabesque and were all designed to reflect the global reach of imperial influence. An astonishing network of formal gardens and waterways was also built, including a vast artificial lake.
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