World's Columbian Exposition 1893

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: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