United States Centennial Exposition

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Centennial_International_Exhibition_of_1876
gptkbp:annualVisitors	approximately 10 million
gptkbp:attendedBy	gptkb:Oscar_Wilde gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil President Ulysses S. Grant
gptkbp:category	gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia 1876 in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:closed	November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Centennial_Medal gptkb:Centennial_Tower_(planned,_not_built)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_commemorative_coins
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Alfred_T._Goshorn
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Centennial Exposition
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:Subsequent_World's_Fairs_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Memorial_Hall_(now_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art_annex) gptkb:Centennial_District_in_Philadelphia gptkb:Promotion_of_women's_achievements_(Women's_Pavilion) Introduction of new technologies to the public Popularization of bananas in the U.S. Increased international recognition of American industry
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mainBuilding	gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building gptkb:Machinery_Hall gptkb:Horticultural_Hall gptkb:Memorial_Hall gptkb:Agricultural_Hall gptkb:Women's_Pavilion
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm gptkb:Heinz_ketchup gptkb:Remington_typewriter Root beer Banana (first widely introduced to Americans) about 37 countries Hires root beer
gptkbp:opened	May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:presidentAtOpening	gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:purpose	Celebrate 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance	First official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:theme	Progress and innovation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Philip_Sousa's_Centennial_March
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6