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Greater Britain Exhibition
Advertising for the Feszty Panorama at the exhibition
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	Greater Britain Exhibition
Organized by	Imre Kiralfy Director General
Location
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
Venue	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Timeline
Opening	8 May 1899

The Greater Britain Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Earls Court in 1899 and opened by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. on 8 May 1899.

Exhibits

Exhibits included a mineral exhibition from Victoria colony, a 120m cyclorama of the Arrival of the Hungarians known as the Feszty Panorama, a model gold mine, and a twice-daily equestrian show called Savage South Africa directed by Frank E. Fillis which inspired the 1899 silent film Major Wilson's Last Stand.

One of the gold medals awarded by the exhibition was won by Hans Irvine.

References

1. "Earls Court". Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
2. "GREATER BRITAIN EXHIBITION.; The Duke of Cambridge Opens It with a Speech". The New York Times. 9 May 1899. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
3. ^ "Greater Britain Exhibition". Colonist. 10 May 1899. Retrieved 7 February 2019 – via Papers Past.
4. "Feszty Panorama – American Hungarian Museum – Amerikai Magyar Múzeum". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
5. Wajda, Eva. "Recovery of a Monumental Feszty Painting on Magyar News Online". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
6. ^ Kaabe-Linke, Nadia; Kaabe-Linke, Timo. "Digging for redemption" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
7. "Medal - Greater Britain Exhibition, First Prize, Great Britain, 1899". Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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