World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World's_Fair_(Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:St._Louis_World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 19.7 million
gptkbp:area 1,200 acres
gptkbp:closed December 1, 1904
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase_centennial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1905_Liège_International
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Dr_Pepper
gptkb:butter
gptkb:meat
cotton candy
ice cream cone
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Saint_Louis_Art_Museum
Forest Park improvements
gptkbp:location gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent First Olympic Games held in the United States (1904 Summer Olympics)
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Festival_Hall
gptkb:Palace_of_Fine_Arts
gptkb:Philippine_Exposition
gptkb:Anthropology_Village
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition
gptkbp:opened April 30, 1904
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:David_R._Francis
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1900_Paris_Exposition
gptkbp:presidentAtOpening gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:theme Progress and civilization
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 62
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1904_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4