Golden Gate International Exposition

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international exposition world's fair

The Golden Gate International Exposition was a world’s fair held in San Francisco Bay in 1939–1940 to celebrate the completion of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges and showcase Pacific Rim cultures and technological progress.

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Label Occurrences
Golden Gate International Exposition canonical 13
Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940 5
1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
Streamline Moderne ⓘ
builtOn artificial island ⓘ
category 1939 in California ⓘ
1940 in California ⓘ
Fairs in California ⓘ
World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
chiefArchitect Timothy L. Pflueger ⓘ
chiefSculptor Ralph Stackpole ⓘ
closingDate 1940-09-29 ⓘ
commemorated Golden Gate Bridge ⓘ
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ
constructedBy United States government ⓘ
constructedFor future use as an airport ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endYear 1940 ⓘ
exhibited aviation technology ⓘ
cultural displays from Pacific nations ⓘ
fine arts ⓘ
industrial products ⓘ
technological innovations ⓘ
featuredArea Court of Pacifica ⓘ
Court of the Moon ⓘ
Court of the Seven Seas ⓘ
featuredSculpture Pacifica ⓘ
featuredStructure Tower of the Sun ⓘ
focus Pacific Rim cultures ⓘ
architecture and art ⓘ
technological progress ⓘ
followedBy New York World's Fair (1939–1940) ⓘ
hostCity San Francisco ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

San Francisco ⓘ
San Francisco Bay ⓘ
Treasure Island ⓘ
officialName Golden Gate International Exposition self-link ⓘ
openingDate 1939-02-18 ⓘ
precededBy Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ
purpose to celebrate the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge ⓘ
to celebrate the completion of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ
to promote San Francisco as a hub of Pacific commerce and culture ⓘ
regionServed Pacific Ocean region ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Basin
shortName GGIE ⓘ
site Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
startYear 1939 ⓘ
theme Pageant of the Pacific ⓘ
timePeriod World War II era ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ

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Treasure Island → constructedFor → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Treasure Island → notableEvent → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
Treasure Island Museum → focusesOn → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Treasure Island Museum → topic → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition (1939–1940)
Golden Gate International Exposition → officialName → Golden Gate International Exposition self-link ⓘ
Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, United States → constructedForEvent → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, United States → notableEventHosted → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
GGIE → fullName → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
GGIE → abbreviationFor → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
GGIE → alsoKnownAs → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate Expo
Pageant of the Pacific → partOf → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Pageant of the Pacific → useContext → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
Pageant of the Pacific → associatedWith → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition international pavilions
Pageant of the Pacific → eventSeries → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939
Pageant of the Pacific → eventSeries → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1940
Court of the Moon → partOf → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Court of the Moon → eventLocationFor → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition nighttime shows
Court of the Moon → operatedDuring → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
Court of the Seven Seas → locatedIn → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Court of the Seven Seas → partOf → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition central area
Court of the Seven Seas → openedFor → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Court of the Seven Seas → associatedWithEvent → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition opening ceremonies
Court of Pacifica → locatedInEvent → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Court of Pacifica → constructedFor → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
Pacifica → exhibitedAt → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Pacifica → commissionedFor → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
Pacifica → locatedInTime → Golden Gate International Exposition ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition