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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]
Chicago, Illinois: Coordinates ... Opened: 1 May 1893 () Closed: 30 October 1893 () Other services; Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad ... World's Fair ...
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]
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. [1] Station was also known as "Chicago Junction" on the Intramural
The Idaho Building for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair was a rustic-design log construction designed by architect Kirtland Cutter. It was a popular favorite, [1] visited by an estimated 18 million people. The building's design and interior furnishings were a major precursor of the Arts and Crafts movement. [2]
The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, [2] [3] was designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece of the Midway at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Since its construction, many other Ferris wheels have been constructed that were patterned after it.
The Statue of The Republic is a 24-foot-high (7.3 m) gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois by Daniel Chester French. It is based on a colossal original statue, which was a centerpiece of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. That statue was made of temporary materials and was destroyed after the fair.
Idaho Building (Chicago World's Fair), at the 1893 exposition in Chicago, Illinois; Idaho Building (Boise, Idaho), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Idaho Building (1904) at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri; Idaho Building (1905) at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland ...