Golden Gate International Exposition grounds

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fairgrounds world’s fair site

The Golden Gate International Exposition grounds were the specially constructed fairgrounds on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay that hosted the 1939–1940 world’s fair celebrating the Golden Gate and San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridges and Pacific Rim cultures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Golden Gate International Exposition fairgrounds	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fairgrounds ⓘ world’s fair site ⓘ
adjacentTo	Golden Gate Bridge (regionally celebrated) NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ Streamline Moderne NERFINISHED ⓘ
closingDate	1940 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1939 ⓘ
constructionStart	1936 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	temporary use ⓘ
hasPart	California State Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Court of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Court of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Fine Arts Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific House NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ amusement zone ⓘ
inception	1936 ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOn	artificial island of Treasure Island ⓘ
notableFor	Pacific unity theme ⓘ monumental courts and plazas ⓘ nighttime illumination ⓘ
openingDate	1939 ⓘ
operator	Golden Gate International Exposition Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Golden Gate International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ
postUse	converted to naval base area ⓘ
significantEvent	Golden Gate International Exposition 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Gate International Exposition 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrainFeature	artificial island ⓘ
theme	Pacific Rim cultures ⓘ celebration of Golden Gate Bridge ⓘ celebration of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ
timePeriod	late 1930s ⓘ
usedFor	1939 world’s fair NERFINISHED ⓘ 1940 world’s fair ⓘ

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Court of the Seven Seas → isCentralFeatureOf → Golden Gate International Exposition grounds ⓘ

Court of Pacifica → partOf → Golden Gate International Exposition grounds ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition fairgrounds