Louisiana Purchase Exposition

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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, was a major international exposition held to celebrate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase and showcase technological, cultural, and artistic achievements of the era.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
international exposition
world's fair
alsoKnownAs 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
St. Louis World's Fair
approvedBy United States Congress
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
area approximately 1,200 acres
chiefArchitect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray
commemoratedEvent Louisiana Purchase
country United States
endDate 1904-12-01
featured Festival Hall
Palace of Agriculture
Palace of Education
Palace of Electricity
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Transportation
Pike amusement area
featuredEvent 1904 Summer Olympics
featuredInnovation X-ray technology exhibits
automobile exhibits
early wireless telegraphy demonstrations
electric lighting displays
followedBy Jamestown Exposition
hosted athletic events of the 1904 Summer Olympics
included Philippine Reservation exhibit
anthropological and "living exhibits" of Indigenous peoples
educational exhibits from U.S. states and territories
international pavilions
introducedToMassAudience Dr Pepper (wider promotion)
hamburger (popularization)
ice cream cone (popularization)
legacyBuilding Saint Louis Art Museum
World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park
locatedAt Forest Park, St. Louis
locatedIn St. Louis, Missouri
numberOfBuildings over 1,500
numberOfExhibitingCountries over 60
numberOfVisitors approximately 19,000,000
openedToPublic 1904-04-30
organizedBy Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
precededBy Pan-American Exposition
presidentOfExpositionCompany David R. Francis
purpose to celebrate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase
to showcase artistic achievements
to showcase cultural achievements
to showcase technological achievements
significance major showcase of early 20th-century technology and culture
startDate 1904-04-30
timePeriod Progressive Era

Referenced by (30)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Festival Hall
Festival Hall ("1904 St. Louis World's Fair")
Palace of Agriculture ("fairgrounds of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition")
Palace of Education
Palace of Education ("World's Fair architecture in St. Louis")
Palace of Transportation
Palace of Transportation ("1904 St. Louis World's Fair")
partOf
Festival Hall
Palace of Education ("1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition")
Palace of Transportation
event
Louisiana Purchase Exposition ("1904 St. Louis World's Fair")
Louisiana Purchase Exposition ("St. Louis World's Fair")
alsoKnownAs
Missouri History Museum ("World's Fairs in St. Louis")
Missouri History Museum ("1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition")
focusesOn
Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ("1904 World’s Fair")
hostedEvent
1904 Summer Olympics
associatedEvent
Palace of Agriculture ("Louisiana Purchase centennial celebration")
associatedWith
Gateway City
associatedWithEvent
Vulcan statue
commissionedFor
Festival Hall
demolishedAfterEvent
Vulcan statue ("1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis")
exhibitedAt
Festival Hall
existedDuringEvent
Pan-American Exposition
followedBy
Palace of Agriculture
locatedAtEvent
Palace of Electricity
locatedInEvent
Palace of Education
openedFor
Louisiana Purchase Exposition ("Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company")
organizedBy
Jamestown Exposition
precededBy
Meet Me in St. Louis
setBefore

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