Century 21 Exposition
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Century 21 Exposition was the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, a major international event themed around the future that left lasting landmarks such as the Space Needle.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Century 21 Exposition (1962 Seattle World’s Fair) | 0 | 1 |
| Century 21 Exposition, Inc. | 0 | 1 |
| Century 21 Exposition: America's Space Age World's Fair | 0 | 1 |
| Seattle World's Fair | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international exposition
→
world's fair → |
| attendance | approximately 10 million visitors → |
| category |
1962 in Washington (state)
→
History of Seattle → World's fairs in the United States → |
| cityHosted | Seattle → |
| closingDate | 1962-10-21 → |
| continent | North America → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Expo 67 → |
| genre | exposition on science and the future → |
| hasLegacy | creation of Seattle Center as a civic and cultural hub → |
| hasPavilion |
International Commerce and Industry Pavilion
→
Soviet Pavilion → United States Science Pavilion → Seattle Center Coliseum →
surface form:
Washington State Coliseum
|
| leftLandmark |
International Fountain
→
KeyArena site → Pacific Science Center → Seattle Center Monorail → Space Needle → |
| locatedIn | Seattle → |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Washington
→
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| mainAttraction |
Alweg Monorail
→
Bubbleator ride → Science exhibits → Space Needle →
surface form:
Space Needle observation tower
|
| motto |
The Age of Space
→
surface form:
Living in the Space Age
|
| notableStructureBuiltFor |
Seattle Center Monorail
→
Space Needle → United States Science Pavilion → |
| officialName | Century 21 Exposition self-link → |
| openingDate | 1962-04-21 → |
| organizingBody |
Seattle, Washington, United States
→
surface form:
City of Seattle
|
| precededBy | Expo 58 → |
| purpose |
promote Seattle's economic and cultural development
→
showcase advances in science and technology → |
| recognizedBy | Bureau International des Expositions → |
| shortName |
Century 21 Exposition
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Seattle World's Fair
|
| slogan |
Century 21 Exposition
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Century 21 Exposition: America's Space Age World's Fair
|
| subjectOf | urban redevelopment of Seattle Center → |
| theme |
The Age of Space
→
the future → |
| venue | Seattle Center → |
| year | 1962 → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Century 21 Exposition (1962 Seattle World’s Fair)
this entity surface form:
Century 21 Exposition, Inc.
this entity surface form:
Seattle World's Fair
this entity surface form:
Century 21 Exposition: America's Space Age World's Fair