World's Columbian Exposition 1893

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:area 633 acres
gptkbp:attendance 27 million
gptkbp:celebrates American progress
gptkbp:closed October 30, 1893
gptkbp:cuisine International food offerings
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced art and architecture
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:The_World's_Congress_of_Religions
gptkbp:exhibition_space gptkb:Palaces_of_Fine_Arts
gptkbp:exhibitor 46 countries
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:The_White_City
gptkbp:featured_innovation Electric lighting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World's Columbian Exposition 1893
gptkbp:influenced City of Chicago's development
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Modern_World_Fairs
gptkbp:legacy Urban planning and design
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:major_attraction gptkb:The_Ferris_Wheel
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:The_Columbian_Ball
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions gptkb:The_Midway_Plaisance
gptkb:The_Fisheries_Building
gptkb:The_Hall_of_the_Americas
gptkb:The_Indian_Congress
gptkb:The_Hall_of_States
gptkb:The_Machinery_Hall
gptkb:The_Hall_of_the_Nations
gptkb:The_Statue_of_the_Republic
gptkb:The_Women's_Building
The first Ferris Wheel
The Music Hall
The Art Gallery
The Transportation Building
The Agricultural Building
The Horticultural Building
The Electricity Building
The Mining Building
The first public demonstration of the telephone
The Children's Building
The Art Palace
The United States Government Building
The Ethnology Building
The Foreign Government Building
The Hall of Records
The Hall of the World.
The first electric streetcar
The first public aquarium
gptkbp:notable_visitor gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:opened May 1, 1893
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Daniel_H._Burnham
gptkbp:significance Cultural and technological showcase
gptkbp:theme 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
gptkbp:year 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Mary_Cassatt
gptkb:City_of_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4