International Exhibition 1876

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Exhibition_1876

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	approximately 10 million
gptkbp:attendedBy	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II_of_Brazil gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
gptkbp:category	gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia 1876 in the United States 19th-century exhibitions Centennial of the United States
gptkbp:closed	November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemorates	gptkb:United_States_Centennial
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced	gptkb:Centennial_Medals
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Exhibition 1876
gptkbp:legacy	Boosted Philadelphia's international reputation Memorial Hall remains as an art museum Promoted industrial and technological advances
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mainBuilding	gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building gptkb:Machinery_Hall gptkb:Horticultural_Hall gptkb:Memorial_Hall gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine gptkb:Heinz_Ketchup gptkb:Remington_Typographic_Machine gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Centennial_International_Exhibition_of_1876
gptkbp:opened	May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:purpose	Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:theme	Progress and innovation
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries	37
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_seal
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7