Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Centennial_Exposition,_Philadelphia

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	approximately 10 million
gptkbp:category	gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia 1876 in Pennsylvania 1876 establishments in the United States
gptkbp:closed	November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Centennial_Medal gptkb:Centennial_National_Bank gptkb:Centennial_Fountain gptkb:Centennial_Monorail
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
gptkbp:foreignParticipants	37 countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia
gptkbp:legacy	Memorial Hall remains as the Please Touch Museum
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:logo	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_seal
gptkbp:mainBuilding	gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building gptkb:Machinery_Hall gptkb:Horticultural_Hall gptkb:Memorial_Hall gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine gptkb:Heinz_Ketchup gptkb:Remington_Typographic_Machine gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_Arts,_Manufactures,_and_Products_of_the_Soil_and_Mine
gptkbp:opened	May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:presidentAtOpening	gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:purpose	Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance	First official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Centennial_Exhibition_postage_stamps gptkb:The_Spirit_of_'76
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7