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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:World's_Fair
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
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gptkbp:area
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690 acres
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gptkbp:attendance
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over 27 million
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gptkbp:chiefOfConstruction
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gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:endDate
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1893-10-30
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Brussels International Exposition (1897)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Expo 1893
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gptkbp:introduced
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gptkb:Cream_of_Wheat
gptkb:Shredded_Wheat
gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix
gptkb:Cracker_Jack
gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum
gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer
gptkb:The_Ferris_Wheel
Moving walkway
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Chicago
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_White_City
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:The_White_City
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:World_Parliament_of_Religions
gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_dishwasher
Debut of the Ferris Wheel
First commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Mint
First major use of alternating current for lighting
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gptkbp:notableExhibit
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gptkb:Agricultural_Building
gptkb:Electricity_Building
gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building
gptkb:Woman's_Building
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
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gptkbp:organizer
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gptkb:United_States_government
gptkb:City_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Paris_Exposition_Universelle_(1889)
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gptkbp:significance
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Influenced City Beautiful movement
Major event in Gilded Age America
Popularized electricity and new technologies
Promoted neoclassical architecture in the U.S.
Showcased American industrial and cultural progress
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gptkbp:startDate
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1893-05-01
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gptkbp:theme
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400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Pavilion_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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