World's Columbian Exposition Chicago

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Chicago_World's_Fair
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:area	690 acres
gptkbp:attendance	over 27 million
gptkbp:closed	October 30, 1893
gptkbp:commemorates	400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy	Fire in 1894
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World's Columbian Exposition Chicago
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Shredded_Wheat gptkb:Aunt_Jemima_pancake_mix gptkb:Cracker_Jack gptkb:Juicy_Fruit_gum gptkb:Pabst_Blue_Ribbon_beer Electricity as a major feature
gptkbp:landscapeArchitect	gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkbp:legacy	Influenced City Beautiful movement Boosted Chicago's reputation Creation of the Field Museum Influenced urban planning Inspired future world's fairs Creation of the Art Institute of Chicago's current building
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Jackson_Park
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Ferris_Wheel gptkb:The_White_City
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:World_Parliament_of_Religions Debut of the Ferris Wheel First commemorative U.S. postage stamps First public demonstration of alternating current
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Transportation_Building gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Anthropology_Building gptkb:Manufactures_and_Liberal_Arts_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Statue_of_the_Republic Moving walkway Electric boats
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:George_Westinghouse gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Buffalo_Bill_Cody
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:opened	May 1, 1893
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Celebration_of_Columbus Progress and innovation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1892_Columbian_Exposition_half_dollar
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6