White City
E148586
White City was the gleaming, neoclassical fairground of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, famed for its grand architecture and extensive use of electric lighting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White City canonical | 4 |
| The White City | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exhibition site
ⓘ
fairground ⓘ temporary urban complex ⓘ |
| commemoratedEvent | 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage ⓘ |
| comparedTo | contemporary "Black City" industrial Chicago ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
World’s Columbian Exposition
ⓘ
surface form:
World's Columbian Exposition
|
| designedBy |
Charles B. Atwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Burnham ⓘ Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ John Wellborn Root ⓘ |
| electricLightingProvidedBy |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Westinghouse Electric Company
|
| electricSystemType | alternating current system ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extensive electric lighting
ⓘ
formal axial planning ⓘ grand boulevards and promenades ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ uniform white façades ⓘ waterways and lagoons ⓘ |
| influenced |
City Beautiful movement
ⓘ
civic center design ⓘ urban planning in the United States ⓘ use of Beaux-Arts planning principles in American cities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Administration Building
ⓘ
Agricultural Building ⓘ Columbian Fountain ⓘ Court of Honor ⓘ Electricity Building ⓘ Grand Basin ⓘ Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building ⓘ Peristyle ⓘ Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
surface form:
Transportation Building
coherent classical architectural ensemble ⓘ spectacular nighttime illumination ⓘ use of alternating current electric lighting ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ Jackson Park ⓘ Midway Plaisance ⓘ
surface form:
Midway Plaisance area
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| materialUsed | staff (plaster-based building material) ⓘ |
| mostStructuresDemolished | after 1893 ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | white color of building façades ⓘ |
| opened | 1893 ⓘ |
| partOf |
World’s Columbian Exposition
ⓘ
surface form:
World's Columbian Exposition
|
| plannedBy | Daniel Burnham ⓘ |
| survivingLandscapeElements | lagoons and parts of Olmsted's park design ⓘ |
| survivingStructure |
Museum of Science and Industry
ⓘ
surface form:
Fine Arts Building (now Museum of Science and Industry)
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The White City