PPIE

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international exposition world's fair

PPIE refers to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, a major world’s fair held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and showcase the city’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
PPIE canonical	2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international exposition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	PPIE ⓘ
area	approximately 635 acres ⓘ
category	1915 in California ⓘ History of San Francisco ⓘ World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
cityRebuiltAfter	1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ 1906 San Francisco fire ⓘ
commemorated	completion of the Panama Canal ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1915-12-04 ⓘ
exhibited	art and sculpture from many nations ⓘ innovations in electricity and lighting ⓘ innovations in transportation ⓘ
featuredCountryPavilions	Canada ⓘ China ⓘ France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
featuredEventType	amusement attractions ⓘ art exhibitions ⓘ industrial exhibitions ⓘ scientific demonstrations ⓘ
hostCity	San Francisco ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legacy	Palace of Fine Arts preserved as permanent structure ⓘ influenced urban development of San Francisco's Marina District ⓘ promoted San Francisco as a major Pacific port ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
mainSite	Marina District, San Francisco ⓘ
notableStructure	Court of Abundance ⓘ Court of the Four Seasons ⓘ Court of the Universe ⓘ Palace of Fine Arts ⓘ Tower of Jewels ⓘ
opened	1915 ⓘ
organizingBody	San Francisco ⓘ surface form: City of San Francisco Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ surface form: Panama–Pacific International Exposition Company
purpose	celebrate opening of the Panama Canal ⓘ demonstrate San Francisco's recovery from the 1906 earthquake and fire ⓘ
recognizedBy	Bureau International des Expositions ⓘ surface form: Bureau of International Expositions (historical world’s fair, pre-BIE era)
startDate	1915-02-20 ⓘ
theme	celebration of engineering and industrial progress ⓘ celebration of maritime trade and the Panama Canal ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
visitorCount	millions of visitors ⓘ
year	1915 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panama–Pacific International Exposition → alsoKnownAs → PPIE ⓘ

PPIE → alsoKnownAs → PPIE ⓘ

subject surface form: Panama–Pacific International Exposition