The Port Sunlight cottages in Kelvingrove Park are some of the few remaining original buildings from the 1901 exhibition.
The Glasgow International Exhibition was the second of 4 international exhibitions held in Glasgow, Scotland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition took place during a period of half-mourning requested by Edward VII[1] but was still popular and made more than £35000 profit.[2]
The exhibition was opened by the King's daughter, the Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife.[1]
Following the style popularised at the 1893 Chicago world's fair, the main exhibition building was in Renaissance-Baroque style. But the large industrial hall contrasted strongly having a large white facade with Spanish, Turkish and Venetian ornamentation and a large golden dome atop.[1] This design by James Miller won him one of his many awards.[5]
Countries with close ties to Glasgow exhibited including Japan, Canada and Russia. The Russian exhibition was the largest, a 'Russian village' of 4 pavilions reported to have cost the Tsar of Russia £30,000[1] and included several brightly coloured buildings designed by Fyodor Schechtel.[4]
Whilst Charles Mackintosh's designs for the major exhibition halls were rejected, he did design four pavilions for commercial organisations, and one for the Glasgow School of Art.
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Pelle, Kimberley D. "Glasgow 1901". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 164. ISBN978-0-7864-3416-9.
^ abPelle, Kimberley D. "Glasgow 1901". In Findling, John E (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 165. ISBN978-0-7864-3416-9.