Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (1876)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia_Centennial_Exhibition_(1876)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:admission	50 cents
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition
gptkbp:annualVisitors	approximately 10 million
gptkbp:artExhibition	American art and decorative arts
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:International_Exhibition,_1876,_Official_Catalogue
gptkbp:closed	November 10, 1876
gptkbp:coins	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_medal
gptkbp:commemorates	100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:exhibits	285 acres
gptkbp:firstWorldsFairInUS	true
gptkbp:foreignParticipants	37 countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (1876)
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:London_Great_Exhibition_(1851)
gptkbp:legacy	Memorial Hall now houses the Please Touch Museum boosted American industrial innovation increased international recognition of US industry influenced future world's fairs in the US
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:mainBuilding	gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building gptkb:Machinery_Hall gptkb:Horticultural_Hall gptkb:Memorial_Hall gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine gptkb:Heinz_Ketchup gptkb:Hires_Root_Beer gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm_and_torch gptkb:Root_Beer gptkb:Remington_Typographic_Machine_(typewriter)
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	over 200
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.centennial1876.com/ (historical resources)
gptkbp:opened	May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:presidentAtOpening	gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:theme	International cooperation American independence Progress and innovation
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5