1933 Chicago World's Fair

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1933_Chicago_World%27s_Fair

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Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1930_Tokyo_Exhibition gptkb:1933_Tokyo_Exhibition
gptkbp:architectural_style	gptkb:architect
gptkbp:attendance	39 million
gptkbp:closing_date	November 12, 1933
gptkbp:cultural_impact	Influenced future fairs
gptkbp:exhibitor	gptkb:Bell_System gptkb:film_production_company gptkb:General_Motors gptkb:Pan_American_Airways gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation gptkb:Chicago_World's_Fair_Corporation gptkb:U._S._Steel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1933 Chicago World's Fair
gptkbp:launch_date	May 27, 1933
gptkbp:legacy	Highlighted social issues Promoted technological innovation Showcased modern architecture
gptkbp:local_attraction	gptkb:The_Great_Lakes_Exposition gptkb:railway_line The Hall of Science
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:notable_figures	gptkb:William_Pereira gptkb:I._M._Pei gptkb:Louis_Sullivan gptkb:Richard_Neutra gptkb:Bjarke_Ingels gptkb:Mies_van_der_Rohe gptkb:Robert_Venturi gptkb:Alfred_Shaw gptkb:George_Fred_Keck gptkb:Eero_Saarinen gptkb:Moshe_Safdie gptkb:Philip_Johnson gptkb:Raymond_Hood gptkb:Renzo_Piano gptkb:Daniel_Burnham gptkb:Walter_Burley_Griffin gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright gptkb:Norman_Foster gptkb:Zaha_Hadid gptkb:Edward_Durell_Stone gptkb:Daniel_Libeskind gptkb:Richard_Meier gptkb:Tadao_Ando gptkb:Santiago_Calatrava gptkb:Hugh_Ferriss
gptkbp:related_event	gptkb:1934_Chicago_World's_Fair gptkb:1935_Brussels_International_Exposition gptkb:1937_Paris_Exposition gptkb:1939_Golden_Gate_International_Exposition gptkb:1939_New_York_World's_Fair
gptkbp:significant_event	gptkb:Opening_ceremony Closing ceremony
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:City_of_Chicago
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:A_Century_of_Progress
gptkbp:year	1933