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