World's Columbian Exposition 1893
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
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| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
gptkb:Beaux-Arts
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
showcased technological innovations
influenced_American_architecture promoted_the_City_Beautiful_movement |
| gptkbp:exhibits |
over 46 countries
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
World's Columbian Exposition 1893
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
future_World's_Fairs
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| gptkbp:launchDate |
May 1, 1893
October 30, 1893 |
| gptkbp:legacy |
promoted cultural exchange
set a precedent for future exhibitions encouraged international cooperation celebrated the arts and sciences inspired the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair inspired the 1933 Chicago World's Fair showcased_American_ingenuity highlighted_industrial_progress influenced_urban_planning_in_Chicago |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Chicago
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:The_Midway_Plaisance
gptkb:The_Indian_Congress gptkb:The_World's_Congress_of_Religions gptkb:The_Machinery_Hall gptkb:The_Columbian_Fountain gptkb:The_Electric_Tower gptkb:The_Woman's_Building The Transportation Building The Agricultural Building The Horticultural Building The Electricity Building The Fisheries Building The Mining Building The World's Fair Medal The_Art_Palace |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony
gptkb:John_Philip_Sousa gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Jane_Addams gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted gptkb:Mark_Twain gptkb:George_Westinghouse gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody gptkb:Henry_Ford gptkb:Thomas_Edison |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:The_White_City
The Ferris Wheel |
| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Daniel_H._Burnham
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| gptkbp:theme |
Celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
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| gptkbp:visitors |
over 27 million
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| gptkbp:year |
1893
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