Chicago World's Fair

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:area 690 acres
gptkbp:attendance over 27 million
gptkbp:chief_landscape_architect gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:chief_of_construction gptkb:George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1893-10-30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago World's Fair
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:architecture
gptkb:science
gptkb:technology
gptkb:transportation
gptkb:City_Beautiful_movement
arts
entertainment
tourism
urban planning
urban parks
food industry
electric lighting
museum development
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry
gptkb:Columbian_Exposition_coins
gptkb:Columbian_Exposition_stamps
Art Institute of Chicago expansion
Jackson Park development
inspiration for L. Frank Baum's Emerald City
inspiration for Walt Disney's father
inspiration for future world's fairs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:White_City
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Shredded_Wheat
gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix
gptkb:Cracker_Jack
gptkb:Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum
gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer
gptkb:Quaker_Oats
gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic
gptkb:Electricity_Pavilion
gptkb:Wrigley's_chewing_gum
Moving walkway
First commemorative stamp
First commercial movie theater
First dishwasher
First fluorescent lamp
First public demonstration of alternating current
First voice recording
First zipper
Elongated coins
First automatic telephone
First picture postcards
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:United_States_government
gptkb:City_of_Chicago
gptkbp:startDate 1893-05-01
gptkbp:theme 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkb:Emerald_City
gptkb:1893_World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition_1893
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5