World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

GPTKB entity

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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