Pan-American Exposition

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The Pan-American Exposition was a major 1901 world's fair held in Buffalo, New York, showcasing technological progress and inter-American cooperation and historically noted as the site of U.S. President William McKinley’s assassination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition
world's fair
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
cityRole boosted Buffalo as an industrial and commercial center
closedInYear 1901
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfEvent 1901-09-06
endDate 1901-11-02
exhibitedRegion Central America
North America
South America
featuredAttraction Electric Tower
Midway
Temple of Music
featuredStructure Government Building
Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building
Triumphal Bridge
followedBy Louisiana Purchase Exposition
hasCategory 1901 festivals
1901 in New York (state)
Assassinations in the United States
History of Buffalo, New York
Pan-Americanism
World's fairs in the United States
hostedCity Buffalo
hostedCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
language English
locatedIn Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York

New York
surface form: New York (state)
motto Commercial Well Being and Good Understanding Among the American Republics
notableEvent assassination of William McKinley
notablePerson Leon Czolgosz
William McKinley
openedInYear 1901
organizer Pan-American Exposition self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pan-American Exposition Company
placeOfEvent Temple of Music
precededBy Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
purpose to promote trade among the nations of the Western Hemisphere
to showcase industrial and technological achievements
region Western Hemisphere
significantFor site of the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley
use of large-scale electric illumination at a world's fair
startDate 1901-05-01
theme Pan-Americanism
inter-American cooperation
technological progress
usedTechnology electric lighting
hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition precededBy Pan-American Exposition
Pan-American Exposition organizer Pan-American Exposition self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pan-American Exposition Company
Leon Czolgosz placeOfCrime Pan-American Exposition
this entity surface form: Temple of Music, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, United States
Frederick MacMonnies participantIn Pan-American Exposition
Temple of Music locatedIn Pan-American Exposition
Temple of Music event Pan-American Exposition
this entity surface form: 1901 Pan-American Exposition
Temple of Music constructedFor Pan-American Exposition
Temple of Music ownershipDuringExposition Pan-American Exposition
this entity surface form: Pan-American Exposition Company
Triumphal Bridge locatedIn Pan-American Exposition
Triumphal Bridge constructedFor Pan-American Exposition
this entity surface form: 1901 Pan-American Exposition
Triumphal Bridge eventAssociation Pan-American Exposition
this entity surface form: Pan-American Exposition opening ceremonies