World's Columbian Exposition

1893 World's Fair held in Chicago, Illinois
Event world_s_fair Q285406
World's Columbian Exposition
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World's Columbian Exposition

Summary

World's Columbian Exposition is a world's fair[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of world_s_fair entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,974 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • World's Columbian Exposition is located in Chicago[3].
  • World's Columbian Exposition is in the country of United States[4].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's instance of is recorded as world's fair[5].
  • World's Columbian Exposition followed Exposition Universelle of 1889[6].
  • World's Columbian Exposition was followed by Brussels International Exposition (1897)[7].
  • World's Columbian Exposition took place at Chicago[8].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's Commons category is recorded as World's Columbian Exposition[9].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's archives at is recorded as University of Maryland Libraries[10].
  • World's Columbian Exposition comprises World's Congress of Representative Women[11].
  • World's Columbian Exposition comprises World's Fair Eisteddfod[12].
  • World's Columbian Exposition comprises Jewish Women's Congress[13].
  • World's Columbian Exposition comprises Transportation Building[14].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's commemorates is recorded as Columbus quadricentennial[15].
  • May 1, 1893 marks the founding of World's Columbian Exposition[16].
  • World's Columbian Exposition ended on October 30, 1893[17].
  • World's Columbian Exposition took place on 1893[18].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.79, 'lon': -87.58}[19].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's approved by is recorded as Bureau of International Expositions[20].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World's Columbian Exposition[21].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's attendance is recorded as {'amount': '+27529400'}[22].
  • World's Columbian Exposition's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "World's Fair: Columbian Exposition"}[23].
  • World's Columbian Exposition covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+280'}[24].

Body

When and Where

World's Columbian Exposition took place on 1893[18]. It ended on October 30, 1893[17]. It took place at Chicago[8]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

World's Columbian Exposition's instance of is recorded as world's fair[5]. It followed Exposition Universelle of 1889[6]. It was followed by Brussels International Exposition (1897)[7].

Why It Matters

World's Columbian Exposition ranks in the top 1% of world_s_fair entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,974 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Photographers' Identities Catalog. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . bie-paris.org. Retrieved . bie-paris.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0391915-Worlds-Columbian-Exposition
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0391915-Worlds-Columbian-Exposition, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 10w ago · Nashona · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by
    Country United States
    Artic artist id 25780
    Follows Exposition Universelle of 1889
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6295]]: 25780, #mix'n'match"
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