Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Centennial_International_Exhibition_in_Philadelphia
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 10 million
gptkbp:area 285 acres
gptkbp:category gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States
gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia
1876 in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:closed November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Centennial_Medal
gptkb:Centennial_Monorail
Centennial coinage
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Centennial_Exposition
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alfred_T._Goshorn
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia
gptkbp:legacy Memorial Hall remains as the Please Touch Museum
Influenced future world's fairs in the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mainBuilding gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone
gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine
gptkb:Heinz_ketchup
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm_and_torch
gptkb:Remington_typewriter
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_Arts,_Manufactures,_and_Products_of_the_Soil_and_Mine
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
President Ulysses S. Grant
May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:otherNotableBuildings gptkb:Machinery_Hall
gptkb:Horticultural_Hall
gptkb:Memorial_Hall
gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Joseph_R._Hawley
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:troopContributingCountries 37
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_in_1876
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7