The World's Columbian Exposition — also known as The Chicago World's Fair — was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. The exposition covered more than 600 acres featuring nearly 200 new buildings of classical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from around the world. Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World, the fair also served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.
On October 9, 1893, the day designated as Chicago Day, the fair set a record for outdoor event attendance, drawing 716,881 people to the fair. They had many types of foods from around the world for people to enjoy. At the fair they had the very first Ferris Wheel. They had Forty-six nations participated in the fair such as Haiti and many themes such as the Land of Oz, and Walt Disney’s theme parks. Disney's father Elias had been a construction worker on some of the buildings at the fair.
The exposition was located in Jackson Park and on the Midway Plaisance on 630 acres in the neighborhoods of South Shore, Jackson Park Highlands, Hyde Park and Woodlawn. Most of the buildings were based on classical architecture. The area at the Court of Honor was known as The White City. The spurning of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show proved a serious financial mistake. Buffalo Bill set up his highly popular show next door to the fair and brought in a great deal of revenue that he did not have to share with the developers.
On October 9, 1893, the day designated as Chicago Day, the fair set a record for outdoor event attendance, drawing 716,881 people to the fair. They had many types of foods from around the world for people to enjoy. At the fair they had the very first Ferris Wheel. They had Forty-six nations participated in the fair such as Haiti and many themes such as the Land of Oz, and Walt Disney’s theme parks. Disney's father Elias had been a construction worker on some of the buildings at the fair.
The exposition was located in Jackson Park and on the Midway Plaisance on 630 acres in the neighborhoods of South Shore, Jackson Park Highlands, Hyde Park and Woodlawn. Most of the buildings were based on classical architecture. The area at the Court of Honor was known as The White City. The spurning of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show proved a serious financial mistake. Buffalo Bill set up his highly popular show next door to the fair and brought in a great deal of revenue that he did not have to share with the developers.
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