City Beautiful Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:urban_development
gptkbp:activePeriod 1890s to 1920s
gptkbp:beganIn 1890s
gptkbp:characteristic civic centers
monumental buildings
formal parks
grand boulevards
symmetrical city layouts
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor elitism
emphasis on aesthetics over social issues
lack of attention to housing reform
gptkbp:goal improve civic virtue
promote monumental grandeur
encourage social order
promote beautification of cities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label City Beautiful Movement
gptkbp:influenced boulevards
civic centers
urban planning in the United States
city planning in Canada
development of public parks
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:City_Improvement_Movement
Beaux-Arts architecture
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern urban planning
inspired later beautification projects
shaped American cityscapes
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Denver
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkb:Plan_of_Chicago
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkb:Charles_Mulford_Robinson
gptkb:John_Nolen
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:San_Francisco_Civic_Center
gptkb:Plan_of_Chicago
gptkb:Denver_Civic_Center
gptkb:Cleveland_Group_Plan
gptkb:Washington,_D.C._McMillan_Plan
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Progressive_Era
gptkb:City_Improvement_Movement
gptkb:Garden_City_Movement
urban reform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_Improvement_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7