World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World's_Columbian_Exposition,_Chicago

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Chicago_World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 27 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:architecturalStyle	gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:area	690 acres
gptkbp:chiefOfConstruction	gptkb:George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.
gptkbp:closed	October 30, 1893
gptkbp:commemorates	400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:architecture gptkb:City_Beautiful_movement gptkb:Midway_Plaisance arts urban planning future world's fairs
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Shredded_Wheat gptkb:park gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix gptkb:Cracker_Jack gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer Electric lighting
gptkbp:landscapeArchitect	gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Columbian_Exposition_coins gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(former_Palace_of_Fine_Arts) inspiration for L. Frank Baum's Emerald City Art Institute of Chicago (collections expanded) inspiration for Walt Disney's father, Elias Disney, who worked at the fair
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:notableEvent	First use of moving walkway First commercial movie theater Debut of the Pledge of Allegiance First Ferris wheel First commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Mint First use of the term 'midway' for amusement area First public demonstration of alternating current electricity
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Transportation_Building gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Electricity_Building gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:The_White_City
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Helen_Keller gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkbp:opened	May 1, 1893
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Harlow_N._Higinbotham
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ferris_Wheel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6