World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World's_Columbian_Exposition,_Chicago,_1893

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

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:commemorates	400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1893-10-30
gptkbp:exhibits	gptkb:U.S._Government_Building gptkb:Mines_and_Mining_Building gptkb:Transportation_Building gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Anthropology_Building gptkb:Electricity_Building gptkb:Fisheries_Building gptkb:Forestry_Building gptkb:Horticultural_Building gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Fine_Arts_Building gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic gptkb:State_Buildings Foreign Buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:City_Beautiful_movement
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Shredded_Wheat gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix gptkb:Cracker_Jack gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer Moving walkway Electric kitchen appliances
gptkbp:landscapeArchitect	gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:First_Ferris_Wheel gptkb:World_Parliament_of_Religions gptkb:First_public_demonstration_of_the_dishwasher First commemorative U.S. postage stamps First use of moving walkway Debut of alternating current electricity
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:The_White_City gptkb:Midway_Plaisance Electric lighting
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:George_Westinghouse gptkb:Helen_Keller gptkb:Ida_B._Wells gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkbp:startDate	1893-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Banjo_Lesson gptkb:Pictorial_Issue
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7