▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁site ▁had ▁an ▁ad mission ▁fee ▁for ▁its ▁many ▁attra ctions . ▁It ▁regularly ▁drew ▁enorm ous ▁crow ds , ▁with ▁its ▁paths ▁often ▁noted ▁for ▁rom antic ▁assign ations ; ▁tight ro pe ▁walk ers , ▁hot ▁air ▁bal lo on ▁asc ents , ▁concert s ▁and ▁fire works ▁providing ▁am usement . ▁Although ▁the ▁gard ens ▁were ▁originally ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁el ites , ▁they ▁soon ▁became ▁places ▁of ▁great ▁social ▁divers ity . ▁Public ▁fire work ▁displays ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁at ▁Mary le bone ▁Gard ens , ▁and ▁C rem or ne ▁Gard ens ▁offered ▁music , ▁dan cing ▁and ▁animal ▁ac ro bat ics ▁displays . ▁ ▁Pr ater ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁Austria , ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁hunting ▁ground ▁which ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁for ▁public ▁enjoy ment . ▁There ▁followed ▁coffee - h ouses ▁and ▁c af és , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁W urst el pr ater ▁as ▁an ▁am usement ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁fixed ▁park ▁for ▁am usement ▁was ▁further ▁developed ▁with ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fair s . ▁The ▁first ▁World ▁fair ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁land mark ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁ex position ▁was ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁industrial ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁educ