Tower of Jewels

E91076

exhibition building landmark temporary structure

The Tower of Jewels was a monumental, jewel-encrusted central tower and iconic centerpiece of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.

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Label	Occurrences
Tower of Jewels canonical	5

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exhibition building ⓘ landmark ⓘ temporary structure ⓘ
architect	Carrère and Hastings ⓘ Thomas Hastings ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture
category	1915 establishments in California ⓘ 1916 disestablishments in California ⓘ Demolished buildings and structures in California ⓘ World’s fair architecture ⓘ
city	San Francisco ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decoratedWith	Novagems ⓘ
demolished	1916 ⓘ
demolitionDate	1916 ⓘ
eventEnd	Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ surface form: Panama–Pacific International Exposition closing in 1915
eventStart	Panama–Pacific International Exposition opening in 1915 ⓘ
exhibition	Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
existence	no longer extant ⓘ
function	central tower of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
hasFeature	multiple setbacks and terraces ⓘ observation platform ⓘ sculptural ornamentation ⓘ
height	435 feet ⓘ about 132.6 meters ⓘ
inaugurated	1915 ⓘ
lightingFeature	illuminated at night by searchlights ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
materialUsed	staff ⓘ steel framework ⓘ
namedAfter	its jewel-like glass decorations ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic nighttime illumination ⓘ extensive use of colored cut-glass “jewels” ⓘ
numberOfDecorativeJewels	about 102000 ⓘ
partOf	main court of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
purpose	to symbolize the splendor of the exposition ⓘ
role	iconic centerpiece of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
status	destroyed ⓘ
style	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
theme	celebration of the Panama Canal completion ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to exposition visitors ⓘ
yearCompleted	1915 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Panama–Pacific International Exposition → featuredStructure → Tower of Jewels ⓘ

PPIE → notableStructure → Tower of Jewels ⓘ

subject surface form: Panama–Pacific International Exposition

Fountain of Energy → locatedNear → Tower of Jewels ⓘ

Novagems → notableUse → Tower of Jewels ⓘ

Panama–Pacific International Exposition grounds → containedStructure → Tower of Jewels ⓘ