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Chicago World's Fair grounds (1893)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Chicago_World's_Fair_grounds_(1893)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
historic site
gptkbp:architect
gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:area
over 600 acres
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demolished
most structures after 1893
gptkbp:hostedEvent
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Chicago World's Fair grounds (1893)
gptkbp:landscapeArchitect
gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Court_of_Honor
gptkb:Mines_and_Mining_Building
gptkb:Transportation_Building
gptkb:Agricultural_Building
gptkb:Electricity_Building
gptkb:Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:Horticultural_Building
gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building
gptkb:Woman's_Building
gptkb:The_White_City
gptkb:Administration_Building
gptkb:Midway_Plaisance
gptkb:Fine_Arts_Building
Peristyle
gptkbp:significance
hosted over 27 million visitors
influenced City Beautiful movement
introduced widespread use of electricity
site of major architectural and cultural innovations
site of first Ferris Wheel
gptkbp:website
gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry
gptkbp:year
1893
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4