Panama–Pacific International Exposition grounds
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The Panama–Pacific International Exposition grounds were the expansive fairgrounds in San Francisco that hosted the 1915 world's fair celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal and the city’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panama–Pacific International Exposition grounds canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exposition site
ⓘ
fairgrounds ⓘ |
| area | approximately 635 acres ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
staff (plaster) cladding
ⓘ
wood framing ⓘ |
| containedStructure |
Court of the Four Seasons
ⓘ
Court of the Universe ⓘ Festival Hall ⓘ Fine Arts Lagoon ⓘ Joy Zone amusement area ⓘ Palace of Education ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Education and Social Economy
Palace of Fine Arts ⓘ Palace of Food Products ⓘ Palace of Horticulture ⓘ Palace of Liberal Arts ⓘ Palace of Machinery ⓘ Palace of Machinery ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy
Palace of Transportation ⓘ Palace of Machinery ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Varied Industries
South Gardens ⓘ Tower of Jewels ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Bernard Maybeck
ⓘ
George Kelham ⓘ
surface form:
George W. Kelham
Henry Bacon ⓘ John Galen Howard ⓘ Jules Guerin NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Christian Mullgardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featured |
elaborate night-time illumination
ⓘ
extensive formal gardens ⓘ temporary plaster-and-staff buildings ⓘ |
| hadArchitecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
Spanish Colonial Revival ⓘ fantasy architecture ⓘ neoclassical ⓘ |
| hostedEvent | Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ |
| laterRedevelopedAs |
Marina District residential neighborhood
ⓘ
Marina Green ⓘ
surface form:
Marina Green parkland
part of the Presidio and Crissy Field area ⓘ |
| legacyStructureRemainingOnSite | Palace of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Marina District ⓘ |
| mostStructuresDemolished | after the exposition closed in 1915 ⓘ |
| openedForUse | 1915 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal
ⓘ
to host the 1915 world’s fair ⓘ to showcase San Francisco’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake and fire ⓘ |
| stretchedFrom | Fort Mason ⓘ |
| stretchedTo |
Presidio of San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
the Presidio
|
Referenced by (1)
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