Centennial Exposition opening ceremony
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:event
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| gptkbp:architectural_style |
Victorian architecture
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| gptkbp:attendance |
over 10 million visitors
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| gptkbp:attendees |
gptkb:President_Ulysses_S._Grant
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
American centennial
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| gptkbp:closing_ceremony |
November 10, 1876
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| gptkbp:collectibility |
gptkb:medal
gptkb:coins postcards souvenir plates exposition catalogs |
| gptkbp:cuisine |
variety of international cuisines
local Philadelphia specialties |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired future expositions and fairs
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| gptkbp:date |
May 10, 1876
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| gptkbp:duration |
6 months
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| gptkbp:entertainment |
parades
fireworks display musical performances theatrical shows |
| gptkbp:environment |
landscaped gardens
art installations exhibition halls. temporary structures and pavilions |
| gptkbp:exhibitor |
over 37 countries
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| gptkbp:exhibits |
agricultural products
Native American artifacts fine arts industrial machinery technological innovations |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Civil War America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Centennial Exposition opening ceremony
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future international exhibitions
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| gptkbp:legacy |
set the stage for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
photographs and illustrations
extensive newspaper articles |
| gptkbp:notable_exhibitions |
art, science, and technology
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted gptkb:Henry_Ward_Beecher gptkb:Thomas_Edison |
| gptkbp:organizer |
Centennial Board of Finance
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| gptkbp:public_speaking |
delivered by President Ulysses S. Grant
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| gptkbp:publications |
official guidebook
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| gptkbp:purpose |
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
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| gptkbp:security |
police presence
crowd control measures |
| gptkbp:significance |
first official World's Fair in the United States
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| gptkbp:theme |
American innovation and industry
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| gptkbp:tourist_attraction |
the giant Corliss Steam Engine
the first telephone demonstration by Alexander Graham Bell |
| gptkbp:transportation |
special trains for visitors
streetcars to the venue |
| gptkbp:venue |
gptkb:Fairmount_Park
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Centennial_Bell
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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