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