Expo 1893

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:attendance over 27 million
gptkbp:constructionMaterial $28 million
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced future expositions
gptkbp:exhibits over 46 countries
690 acres
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Jackson_Park
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Expo 1893
gptkbp:inspiration The_City_Beautiful_movement
gptkbp:launchDate May 1, 1893
October 30, 1893
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future urban planning
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:The_World's_Congress_of_Religions
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:The_Midway_Plaisance
gptkb:Helen_Keller
gptkb:The_Venetian_Gondolas
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:The_Palace_of_Fine_Arts
gptkb:The_White_City
gptkb:The_Machinery_Hall
gptkb:The_Columbian_Fountain
gptkb:The_Electric_Tower
gptkb:The_Women's_Building
The Ferris Wheel
The Music Hall
The Transportation Building
The Agricultural Building
The Grand Basin
The Peristyle
The Statue of the Republic
The Horticultural Hall
The Electricity Building
The Fisheries Building
The Fireworks Display
Grand Prize for the best exhibit
The Living Statues
The_Art_Palace
The_Court_of_Honor
The_Grand_Court
The_Indian_Village
The_Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_Show
The_Illuminated_Fountain
gptkbp:openingHours May 1, 1893
October 30, 1893
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Daniel_H._Burnham
gptkbp:significance Celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
gptkbp:theme gptkb:The_World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:year 1893