World's Columbian Exposition 1893

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World's_Columbian_Exposition_1893

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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:area	690 acres
gptkbp:chiefOfConstruction	gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy	fire (1894)
gptkbp:endDate	1893-10-30
gptkbp:exhibits	gptkb:Venus_de_Milo_replica gptkb:Liberty_Bell gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic First commemorative stamp First commercial movie theater First dishwasher First fluorescent lamp First picture postcard First public demonstration of alternating current First voice recording First zipper George Westinghouse's electrical systems Nikola Tesla's AC electricity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World's Columbian Exposition 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) Art Institute of Chicago expansion
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:To_Entertain_and_Instruct
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Dedication_Day_(October_21,_1892) gptkb:First_Ferris_Wheel gptkb:World_Parliament_of_Religions
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:The_White_City gptkb:Midway_Plaisance Electric lighting
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Helen_Keller gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody gptkb:Swami_Vivekananda
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Harlow_N._Higinbotham
gptkbp:purpose	400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:startDate	1893-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tesla_coil
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4