International Exhibition 1879 Exhibition Exhibition of world industries and arts held in the Garden Palace built in the Domain. A million people attended over seven months. image Locate -33.864455787657, 151.21387839317 Milestone Date of event 17 Sep 1879 - 20 Apr 1880 {"name":"Date of event","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>17 Sep 1879<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>20 Apr 1880<\/span>"},"date_start":"1879-09-17","date_end":"1880-04-20"} Type Exhibition {"name":"Exhibition","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Garden Palace by Shirley Fitzgerald , 2008 Whilst the Garden Palace was a brief and fiery addition to the Sydney landscape, the decision to hold an International Exhibition in 1879 was to place the city on the world stage. more » image image
