the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_exhibition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buffalo_Bill
gptkbp:architectural_style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:attendance largest event in the U. S. at the time
gptkbp:attendees over 27 million
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:architect
gptkb:museum
artistic movements
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:The_Columbian_Exposition
633 acres
gptkbp:exhibitor more than 60 countries
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Native_American_tribe
African American culture
European culture
gptkbp:historical_significance reflection of societal values
celebration of progress
showcase of American ingenuity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vienna_World's_Fair_1873
Paris Exposition Universelle 1889
London's Great Exhibition 1851
gptkbp:inspired_by 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:The_White_City
gptkb:The_Ferris_Wheel
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:cultural_exchange
urban planning in Chicago
influence on future expositions
gptkbp:local_attraction gptkb:The_Midway_Plaisance
gptkb:The_Fisheries_Building
gptkb:The_Court_of_Honor
gptkb:The_Machinery_Hall
gptkb:The_Woman's_Building
The Transportation Building
The Agricultural Building
The Horticultural Building
The Electricity Building
The Art Palace
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted
gptkb:Daniel_Burnham
gptkbp:opened May 1, 1893
October 30, 1893
gptkbp:opening_ceremony May 1, 1893
October 30, 1893
gptkbp:significance cultural and architectural impact
gptkbp:sustainability gptkb:metropolitan_area
social issues
environmental impact
gptkbp:technology electric lights
moving pictures
the telephone
gptkbp:theme gptkb:The_World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:year 1893