Golden Gate International Exposition (1939)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Golden_Gate_International_Exposition_(1939)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:GGIE
gptkbp:attendance over 10 million
gptkbp:endDate 1940-09-29
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Treasure_Island
gptkbp:featuredPavilion gptkb:Pacific_House
gptkb:Federal_Building
gptkb:Tower_of_the_Sun
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:New_York_World's_Fair_(1939)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Golden Gate International Exposition (1939)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Treasure_Island,_San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Art_in_Action_mural_by_Diego_Rivera
gptkb:Pacific_Unity_sculpture_by_Ralph_Stackpole
gptkbp:opened gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt_(via_telegraph)
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Exposition_Company
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Century_of_Progress_(Chicago_World's_Fair)
gptkbp:purpose celebrate the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
gptkbp:significance Promoted San Francisco as a gateway to the Pacific
Showcased Pacific nations and cultures
gptkbp:startDate 1939-02-18
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Pageant_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Texas_Centennial_Exposition_(1936)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6