Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:art_exhibition
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mark_Twain
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| gptkbp:architectural_style |
gptkb:Beaux-Arts
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| gptkbp:attendance |
largest event in the U. S. at the time
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| gptkbp:attendees |
over 27 million
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| gptkbp:exhibitor |
over 65 countries
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the 1893 World's Fair
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future expositions
the development of the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 the design of the 1897 Exposition Universelle the design of the 1900 Exposition Universelle the design of the 1905 Liège International the design of the 1906 Milan International the design of the 1939 New York World's Fair the design of the 1964 New York World's Fair the design of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville the design of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition the design of the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver the design of the 1992 Seville Expo the design of the 2000 Expo 2000 in Hanover the design of the 2005 Expo 2005 in Aichi the development of the Chicago Park District the design of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition the design of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition the design of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition |
| gptkbp:inspired |
Chicago's architecture
|
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
technological innovations
cultural exhibits electric lights the first public demonstration of the telephone the first Ferris Wheel the first public display of electric lights |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:cultural_exchange
gptkb:metropolitan_area technological advancement |
| gptkbp:local_attraction |
gptkb:Columbian_Exposition
gptkb:amusement_park gptkb:The_White_City |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Chicago
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| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Louis_Sullivan
gptkb:George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr. gptkb:Frederick_Law_Olmsted |
| gptkbp:opened |
May 1, 1893
October 30, 1893 |
| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Daniel_H._Burnham
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| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
gptkb:U._S._Congress
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| gptkbp:significance |
celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition_Company
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:The_World's_Columbian_Exposition
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| gptkbp:year |
1893
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