Chicago World's Fair 1915

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:attendance over 8 million
gptkbp:cultural_impact promoted the City Beautiful movement
gptkbp:cultural_significance inspired literature and film
promoted international goodwill
encouraged civic engagement
celebrated diversity
influenced art and design
encouraged tourism
fostered community pride
promoted education and science
highlighted industrial progress
showcased American innovation
celebrated American culture
gptkbp:exhibitor over 50 countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago World's Fair 1915
gptkbp:influenced_by previous World's Fairs
gptkbp:legacy inspired future urban planning
gptkbp:local_attraction gptkb:Palace_of_Fine_Arts
gptkb:tank
Transportation Building
Horticultural Building
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:notable_guest gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Henry_Ford
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:opened November 12, 1915
May 1, 1915
gptkbp:significant_event introduction of the Ferris wheel
introduction of the first moving sidewalk
launch of the first electric fountain
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:The_City_of_Chicago
gptkbp:technology gptkb:automobile
refrigeration
motion pictures
wireless telegraphy
electric lighting
telephones
aviation exhibits
public transportation innovations
gptkbp:theme The City Beautiful
gptkbp:year 1915
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carter_Henry_Harrison_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6