Chicago World's Columbian Exposition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chicago_World's_Columbian_Exposition

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Chicago_World's_Fair gptkb:World's_Fair:_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 27 million
gptkbp:architecturalStyle	gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:area	690 acres
gptkbp:closed	October 30, 1893
gptkbp:commemorates	400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chicago World's Columbian Exposition
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:architecture gptkb:City_Beautiful_movement arts and culture urban planning
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Shredded_Wheat gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix gptkb:Cracker_Jack gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer Electric lighting
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago) gptkb:Columbian_Exposition_coins gptkb:Columbian_Exposition_stamps Art Institute of Chicago expansion inspiration for L. Frank Baum's Emerald City inspiration for Walt Disney's theme parks
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:notableDesigner	gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted gptkb:Daniel_Burnham gptkb:Charles_B._Atwood
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Mines_and_Mining_Building gptkb:Transportation_Building gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Electricity_Building gptkb:Horticultural_Building gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Midway_Plaisance gptkb:Fine_Arts_Building gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:The_White_City
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:George_Westinghouse gptkb:Helen_Keller gptkb:Ida_B._Wells gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkbp:opened	May 1, 1893
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition_Company
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Discovery_of_America Education International cooperation Progress and civilization Science and technology Art and culture Industrial achievement Women's achievements
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chicago_History_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6