World's Columbian Exposition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:attendance 27 million
Over 27 million visitors
gptkbp:attendees Over 27 million
gptkbp:closed October 30, 1893
gptkbp:closing_ceremony October 30, 1893
gptkbp:closing_date October 30, 1893
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:India
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Austria-Hungary
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Siam
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced future expositions
Art and design movements
Influenced future expositions and fairs
gptkbp:exhibition_venue 630 acres
gptkbp:exhibitor gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
gptkb:The_Fisheries_Building
gptkb:The_State_Buildings
gptkb:The_World's_Fair_Medal
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:Henry_Hobson_Richardson
gptkb:John_Root
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:The_Indian_Congress
gptkb:H._H._Richardson
gptkb:The_World's_Congress_of_Religions
gptkb:The_Machinery_Hall
gptkb:The_Women's_Building
Various countries
The Music Hall
The Transportation Building
The Agricultural Building
The Horticultural Building
The Electricity Building
The Mining Building
The Transportation Exhibit
The Art Palace
The World's Fair Souvenirs
The Foreign Exhibits
The Liberal Arts Building
The United States Government Building
The World's Fair Artifacts
The World's Fair Commemorative Coins
The World's Fair Guidebooks
The World's Fair Maps
The World's Fair Postcards
The World's Fair Programs
The World's Fair Tickets
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:The_French_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Woman's_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Belgian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Horticultural_Hall
gptkb:The_Fisheries_Building
gptkb:The_Argentine_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Chilean_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Costa_Rican_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Cuban_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Dominican_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Ecuadorian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Guatemalan_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Haitian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Honduran_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Panamanian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Paraguayan_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Peruvian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Uruguayan_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Venezuelan_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Mexican_Pavilion
gptkb:The_British_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Indian_Congress
gptkb:The_Japanese_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Spanish_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Italian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Brazilian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_World's_Congress_of_Religions
gptkb:The_Machinery_Hall
gptkb:The_Russian_Pavilion
gptkb:The_German_Pavilion
gptkb:The_Women's_Building
The Transportation Building
The Agricultural Building
The Electricity Building
The Mining Building
The Children's Building
The Art Palace
Over 65,000
The Bolivian Pavilion
The Colombian Pavilion
The Nicaraguan Pavilion
The Salvadoran Pavilion
The Foreign Building
The Scandinavian Building
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Ferris_wheel
gptkb:The_White_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World's Columbian Exposition
gptkbp:influenced Future World's Fairs
gptkbp:inspiration The City Beautiful movement
Chicago's urban planning
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:The_Chicago_World's_Fair_of_1933
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future urban planning
Urban planning and architecture influence
Inspiration for future World's Fairs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions gptkb:The_Midway_Plaisance
gptkb:The_World's_first_Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:Ferris_wheel
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkb:Queen_Liliʻuokalani
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.
gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:notable_visitor gptkb:Helen_Keller
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:opened May 1, 1893
gptkbp:opening_ceremony May 1, 1893
gptkbp:opening_date May 1, 1893
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Daniel_H._Burnham
gptkbp:significance Showcased American industrial and cultural achievements
Cultural and technological showcase
gptkbp:sponsor Columbian Exposition Company
gptkbp:theme Celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
gptkbp:year 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:Kinetoscope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3