(the) Festival of Britain
- (the) Festival of Britain
the Festival of Britain [the Festival of Britain]
an event consisting of exhibitions and celebrations that took place on the ↑South Bank of the Thames in London in 1951. The aim of the festival was to celebrate 100 years since the ↑
Great Exhibition,
and to show Britain’s economic and technical progress after ↑
World War II. It was the first time that the South Bank was used as a centre for the arts. Similar celebrations took place in other parts of Britain.
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