May 6–October 31 – Exposition Universelle in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower as its entrance arch. The Galerie des machines, designed by architect Ferdinand Dutert and engineer Victor Contamin, at 111m, spans the longest interior space in the world at this time. Among the Exposition displays is the History of Habitation, a series of houses designed by Charles Garnier imaginatively illustrating dwellings across many civilizations.[1]
August 10 – At the ViennaHofburg, the grand opening ceremony is held for the Imperial Natural History Museum (German: K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum), begun in 1871; from August 13 to the end of December, the museum counts 175,000 visitors.
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