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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. [1]
Location Jackson Park was a terminal on the Jackson Park Branch of the Chicago 'L' . The station opened on May 12, 1893, and closed on October 31, 1893, with the conclusion of the World's Columbian Exposition .
The 1893 World's Fair court of honor and grand basin in Jackson Park. After the state legislature created the South Park Commission in 1869, the designers of New York's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, were hired to lay out the 1,055-acre (4.27 km 2) park, which included the Midway Plaisance and Washington Park.
1892–1893 – Madrid, Spain – Historical American Exposition [13] 1893 – Chicago, Illinois, United States – World's Columbian Exposition [13] – Palace of Fine Arts and the World's Congress Auxiliary Building; 1893 – New York City, United States – World's Fair Prize Winners' Exposition (1893)
The Ferris Wheel first opened to the public as the centerpiece of the World's Columbian Exposition at Midway Plaisance in Chicago on June 21, 1893, and continued to operate there until after the exposition ended in October 1893. Almost 1.5 million paid to ride on the wheel, generating a profit of $395,000. [8]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 December 2024. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in ...
Location: Jackson Park ... Opened: 1 May 1893 () Closed: 30 October 1893 () Other services; Preceding station ... World's Fair branch. South Chicago.
Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893. The Woman's Building was designed and built in June 1892, for the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893; under the auspices of the Board of Lady Managers. [1] Out of the twelve main buildings for the Exhibition, the Woman's Building was the first to be completed. [2]