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  2. World's Columbian Exposition - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. List of American painters exhibited at the 1893 World's ...

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    Chicago hosted the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, a world's fair commemorating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. Artists from the United States and 19 foreign countries exhibited at the Exposition.

  4. Ferris Wheel (1893) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of world's fairs - Wikipedia

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    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)

  6. List of American sculptors exhibited at the 1893 World's ...

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    or Ceres, grain and the Old World staff c. 1892–1893 A bronze version was erected in Humboldt Park, Chicago in 1912. Statues of Plenty or Bulls with Maidens or Native American Corn Goddess staff c. 1892–1893 A bronze version was erected in Humboldt Park, Chicago in 1912. Johannes Gelert: The Little Architect [3] plaster ca. 1882 unlocated

  7. Statue of The Republic - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Jackson Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Idaho Building (Chicago World's Fair) - Wikipedia

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    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]

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