Panama–California Exposition grounds

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The Panama–California Exposition grounds were the historic fairgrounds in San Diego’s Balboa Park that hosted the 1915–1917 world’s fair celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal and showcasing Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic fairgrounds
world’s fair site
architecturalStyle Mission Revival architecture
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
category Historic districts in San Diego
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California
World’s fair sites in the United States
country United States
endUse 1917
hasPart Botanical Building and Lily Pond
linked to: Botanical Building

Cabrillo Bridge
California Quadrangle
El Prado axial roadway
Plaza de California
Plaza de Panama
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
arcaded exhibition buildings along El Prado
hasTheme celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal
promotion of San Diego as a Pacific port
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationAppliesTo central portion of Balboa Park
inception 1915
locatedIn Balboa Park
California
San Diego
United States
notableWork Botanical Building
Cabrillo Bridge
California Quadrangle
California State Building
California Tower
Casa de Balboa
Casa del Prado
linked to: El Prado

El Prado promenade
House of Charm
House of Hospitality
Organ Pavilion colonnade
Plaza de Panama
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
partOf Balboa Park historic district
linked to: Balboa Park
significantArchitect Bertram Goodhue
Carleton Winslow Sr.
significantEvent Panama–California Exposition
significantPeriod 1915–1917
significantPlanner Frank P. Allen Jr.
startUse 1915
usedFor Panama–California Exposition

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California State Building locatedInVenue Panama–California Exposition grounds