A day trip to Washington Island from Door County in northern Wisconsin
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Washington Island is your destination for adventure in Door County. It starts with a five-mile ferry ride across the once-treacherous waters of Death’s Door, where Green Bay and Lake Michigan meet. Once ashore, embark on a tour of one-of-a-kind shopping and eating hosted by the 600 one-of-a-kind residents who call the island home.
Here you’ll find Schoolhouse Beach, which could make a strong case as the most beautiful stone beach in Door County. Music and theater performances, quirky traditions, and lavender farms are all part of the experience. Those looking for another step removed can take their journey to remote Rock Island State Park.
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Washington Island Wisconsin Aug 2017
Washington Island, WI
While on vacation, I had a chance to get out and shoot some of the splendor of Washington Island.
Washington Island - Door County, Wisconsin - Summer 2016
Family Vacation to Door County and Washington Island in late July, 2016.
We visited many places on Foot, by Ferry, and by Cherry Train.
Some of the places included a Fair, the Wild Tomato restaurant, the Stavkirke chapel, a lavender farm, an old historic farm, an old historic school, the schoolhouse beach, and a few of the downtowns of small towns like Sister Bay, Egg Harbor, and Ellison Bay. Speaking of Ellison Bay, we stayed at an amazing hotel called the Hillside Inn. It was one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed at. It has an attached restaurant and super friendly service. Plus it was only about 10 minutes from the Washington Island Ferry.
Check out the link ( and consider heading up (or over or down) to this great place in a great place of Door County.
Real Fun: Our Washington Island Story
In Wisconsin, we have islands too! Washington Island in Door County is just one of the offerings to have your own hidden island getaway.
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There may not be palm trees, but anything from smooth stone beaches to lavender fields to a bitters club, can be found on Washington Island. Even getting there is an exciting adventure in itself! Cruise through the small towns and winding roads of the Door County peninsula and take the car ferry that leaves from Gills Rock at the very tip.
Tourist View Driving Washington Island Wisconsin
Tourist enjoys videotaping views of countryside while driving around on beautiful Washington Island in Washington, Wisconsin 54246
Wisconsin 42 to Washington Island Ferry
Tourist drives the last mile of Wisconsin Highway 42 north to the Washington Island Ferry Line port in the town of Ellison Bay in Door County, Wisconsin 54210
Rock Island
Our hike at Rock Island State park
Seven Bridges Trail | Wisconsin
Seven Bridges Trail | Wisconsin
Today I go through part of a beautiful trail in Wisconsin that lies on the shores of Lake Michigan. It's open year round and is a haven through all four seasons, but summertime has a magic all its own in this wonderful place.
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Madeline Island Ferry 1-14-2011
Last day of the ferry season as the ferry heads into Bayfield Harbor. After this its windsled and then ice road until the ferry starts up again.
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1893 Chicago World's Fair | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:41 1 Planning and organization
00:09:37 2 Description
00:11:32 3 Attractions
00:16:18 3.1 Anthropology
00:16:57 3.2 Rail
00:18:32 3.3 Country and state exhibition buildings
00:20:21 3.4 Guns and artillery
00:21:48 3.5 Religions
00:22:32 3.6 Moving walkway
00:22:59 3.7 Horticulture
00:23:18 4 Architecture
00:23:27 4.1 White City
00:26:00 4.2 Role in the City Beautiful Movement
00:27:30 4.3 Great Buildings
00:28:55 4.4 Transportation Building
00:30:32 4.5 Surviving structures
00:33:44 4.6 Other architecture at the Fair
00:33:54 5 Visitors
00:35:58 6 Souvenirs
00:36:42 7 Assassination and end of fair
00:38:05 8 Electricity at the fair
00:43:06 9 Music at the fair
00:43:16 9.1 Musicians
00:44:18 9.2 Other music and musicians
00:47:29 10 Art at the fair
00:47:39 10.1 American artists exhibiting
00:47:49 10.1.1 Painters
00:47:57 10.1.2 Sculptors
00:48:07 10.2 Women artists exhibiting
00:49:12 11 Women artists at the Woman's Building
00:49:23 12 Notable firsts at the fair
00:50:14 12.1 Concepts
00:50:41 12.2 Commemorations
00:51:53 12.3 Edibles and potables
00:52:56 12.4 Inventions and manufacturing advances
00:53:17 12.5 Organizations
00:53:41 12.6 Performances
00:56:44 13 Later years
00:57:50 14 See also
01:00:16 14.1 Media about the fair
01:00:28 15 References and notes
01:00:38 16 Further reading
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SUMMARY
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The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The Exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism.
The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles B. Atwood. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux Arts principles of design, namely French neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The color of the material generally used to cover the buildings façades gave the fairgrounds its nickname, the White City. Many prominent architects designed its 14 great buildings. Artists and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and works of art inspired by the exposition.
The exposition covered 690 acres (2.8 km2), featuring nearly 200 new (but deliberately temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world's fairs, and it became a symbol of the emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United Kingdom.
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Europeans, the fair also served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.On October 9, 1893, the day designated as ...
World's Columbian Exposition | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:03 1 Planning and organization
00:08:01 2 Description
00:09:41 3 Attractions
00:13:42 3.1 Anthropology
00:14:17 3.2 Rail
00:15:38 3.3 Country and state exhibition buildings
00:17:12 3.4 Guns and artillery
00:18:27 3.5 Religions
00:19:06 3.6 Moving walkway
00:19:29 3.7 Horticulture
00:19:47 4 Architecture
00:19:56 4.1 White City
00:22:05 4.2 Role in the City Beautiful Movement
00:23:24 4.3 Great Buildings
00:24:35 4.4 Transportation Building
00:25:58 4.5 Surviving structures
00:28:39 4.6 Other architecture at the Fair
00:28:49 5 Visitors
00:30:35 6 Souvenirs
00:31:15 7 Assassination and end of fair
00:32:25 8 Electricity at the fair
00:36:36 9 Music at the fair
00:36:46 9.1 Musicians
00:37:39 9.2 Other music and musicians
00:40:22 10 Art at the fair
00:40:31 10.1 American artists exhibiting
00:40:41 10.1.1 Painters
00:40:49 10.1.2 Sculptors
00:40:59 10.2 Women artists exhibiting
00:41:55 11 Women artists at the Woman's Building
00:42:06 12 Notable firsts at the fair
00:42:50 12.1 Concepts
00:43:15 12.2 Commemorations
00:44:17 12.3 Edibles and potables
00:45:08 12.4 Inventions and manufacturing advances
00:45:28 12.5 Organizations
00:45:50 12.6 Performances
00:48:27 13 Later years
00:49:23 14 See also
00:51:26 14.1 Media about the fair
00:51:38 15 References and notes
00:51:47 16 Further reading
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The Exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism.
The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles B. Atwood. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux Arts principles of design, namely French neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The color of the material generally used to cover the buildings façades gave the fairgrounds its nickname, the White City. Many prominent architects designed its 14 great buildings. Artists and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and works of art inspired by the exposition.
The exposition covered 690 acres (2.8 km2), featuring nearly 200 new (but deliberately temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world's fairs, and it became a symbol of the emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United Kingdom.
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Europeans, the fair also served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.On October 9, 1893, the day designated as C ...
World Columbian Exposition | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:24 1 Planning and organization
00:08:53 2 Description
00:10:41 3 Attractions
00:15:07 3.1 Anthropology
00:15:44 3.2 Rail
00:17:12 3.3 Country and state exhibition buildings
00:18:55 3.4 Guns and artillery
00:20:18 3.5 Religions
00:20:59 3.6 Moving walkway
00:21:25 3.7 Horticulture
00:21:43 4 Architecture
00:21:52 4.1 White City
00:24:15 4.2 Role in the City Beautiful Movement
00:25:41 4.3 Great Buildings
00:27:01 4.4 Transportation Building
00:28:33 4.5 Surviving structures
00:31:30 4.6 Other architecture at the Fair
00:31:40 5 Visitors
00:33:36 6 Souvenirs
00:34:18 7 Assassination and end of fair
00:35:36 8 Electricity at the fair
00:40:18 9 Music at the fair
00:40:28 9.1 Musicians
00:41:26 9.2 Other music and musicians
00:44:26 10 Art at the fair
00:44:36 10.1 American artists exhibiting
00:44:46 10.1.1 Painters
00:44:55 10.1.2 Sculptors
00:45:05 10.2 Women artists exhibiting
00:46:06 11 Women artists at the Woman's Building
00:46:17 12 Notable firsts at the fair
00:47:04 12.1 Concepts
00:47:32 12.2 Commemorations
00:48:39 12.3 Edibles and potables
00:49:37 12.4 Inventions and manufacturing advances
00:49:58 12.5 Organizations
00:50:22 12.6 Performances
00:53:15 13 Later years
00:54:17 14 See also
00:56:34 14.1 Media about the fair
00:56:46 15 References and notes
00:56:56 16 Further reading
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Speaking Rate: 0.8831141167111901
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-C
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The Exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism.
The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles B. Atwood. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux Arts principles of design, namely French neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The color of the material generally used to cover the buildings façades gave the fairgrounds its nickname, the White City. Many prominent architects designed its 14 great buildings. Artists and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and works of art inspired by the exposition.
The exposition covered 690 acres (2.8 km2), featuring nearly 200 new (but deliberately temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world's fairs, and it became a symbol of the emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United Kingdom.
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Europeans, the fair also served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.On October 9, 1893, the day designated as ...
Oslo
Oslo (English pronunciation: /ˈɒzloʊ/, OZ-loh, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈuʂˈlu] ( ) or, rarer [ˈusˈlu] or [ˈuʂlu]) is the capital of Norway and most populous city in Norway. Oslo constitutes a county and a municipality.
Founded around 1000 AD, and established a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Castle during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored.
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Oslo
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Oslo ( OZ-loh; Norwegian: [²ʊʂlʊ] (listen), rarely [²ʊslʊ, ˈʊʂlʊ]) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. Founded in the year 1040, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. The city's name was spelled Kristiania between 1877 and 1897 by state and municipal authorities, respectively. In 1925 the city was renamed Oslo.
Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme.
Oslo is considered a global city and was ranked Beta World City in studies carried out by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008. It was ranked number one in terms of quality of life among European large cities in the European Cities of the Future 2012 report by fDi magazine. A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo as the second most expensive city in the world for living expenses after Tokyo. In 2013 Oslo tied with the Australian city of Melbourne as the fourth most expensive city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Worldwide Cost of Living study.As of 1 July 2017, the municipality of Oslo had a population of 672,061, while the population of the city's urban area was 942,084. The metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1.71 million. The population was increasing at record rates during the early 2000s, making it the fastest growing major city in Europe at the time. This growth stems for the most part from international immigration and related high birth rates, but also from intra-national migration. The immigrant population in the city is growing somewhat faster than the Norwegian population, and in the city proper this is now more than 25% of the total if people with immigrant parents are included.
Oslo | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:38 1 Urban region
00:07:20 1.1 Boroughs
00:07:42 2 Name and seal
00:08:54 2.1 Toponymy
00:10:20 2.2 Seal
00:11:02 3 History
00:14:10 3.1 1000–1600
00:15:55 3.2 17th century
00:17:05 3.3 18th century
00:17:29 3.4 19th century
00:19:25 3.5 1900–present
00:21:19 4 Geography
00:23:48 4.1 Climate
00:27:00 5 Parks and recreation areas
00:30:21 6 Cityscape
00:31:12 6.1 Architecture
00:35:12 7 Politics and government
00:37:00 7.1 2015 elections
00:38:24 8 Economy
00:42:17 9 Environment
00:42:56 10 Education
00:43:05 10.1 Institutions of higher education
00:46:34 11 Culture
00:48:06 11.1 Food
00:49:16 11.2 Museums, galleries
00:52:47 11.3 Music and events
00:55:40 11.4 Performing arts
00:57:14 11.5 Literature
00:58:38 11.6 Media
00:59:51 11.7 Sports
01:03:33 11.8 Tourism
01:04:12 12 Crime
01:06:01 13 Transport
01:08:53 14 Demographics
01:13:22 15 Notable residents
01:13:32 16 International relations
01:13:55 16.1 Twin towns – partner cities – and regions
01:14:25 16.2 Christmas trees as gifts
01:15:07 17 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Oslo ( OZ-loh, also US: OSS-loh, Norwegian: [²ʊʂlʊ] (listen), rarely [²ʊslʊ, ˈʊʂlʊ]) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. Founded in the year 1040 as Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. The city functioned as a co-official capital during the 1814 to 1905 Union between Sweden and Norway. In 1877, the city's name was respelled Kristiania in accordance with an offical spelling reform – a change that was taken over by the municipal authorities only in 1897. In 1925 the city, after incorporating the village retaining its former name, was renamed Oslo.
Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme.
Oslo is considered a global city and was ranked Beta World City in studies carried out by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008. It was ranked number one in terms of quality of life among European large cities in the European Cities of the Future 2012 report by fDi magazine. A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo as the second most expensive city in the world for living expenses after Tokyo. In 2013 Oslo tied with the Australian city of Melbourne as the fourth most expensive city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Worldwide Cost of Living study.As of 1 July 2017, the municipality of Oslo had a population of 672,061, while the population of the city's urban area of 3 December 2018 was 1,000,467. The metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1.71 million. The population was increasing at record rates during the early 2000s, making it the fastest growing major city in Europe at the time. This growth stems for the most part from international immigration and related high birth rates, but also from intra-n ...
World's Columbian Exhibition | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:54 1 Planning and organization
00:07:27 2 Description
00:08:58 3 Attractions
00:12:39 3.1 Anthropology
00:13:10 3.2 Rail
00:14:25 3.3 Country and state exhibition buildings
00:15:50 3.4 Guns and artillery
00:17:00 3.5 Religions
00:17:35 3.6 Moving walkway
00:17:57 3.7 Horticulture
00:18:13 4 Architecture
00:18:21 4.1 White City
00:20:20 4.2 Role in the City Beautiful Movement
00:21:33 4.3 Great Buildings
00:22:39 4.4 Transportation Building
00:23:56 4.5 Surviving structures
00:26:28 4.6 Other architecture at the Fair
00:26:37 5 Visitors
00:28:14 6 Souvenirs
00:28:50 7 Assassination and end of fair
00:29:53 8 Electricity at the fair
00:33:43 9 Music at the fair
00:33:52 9.1 Musicians
00:34:42 9.2 Other music and musicians
00:37:10 10 Art at the fair
00:37:19 10.1 American artists exhibiting
00:37:28 10.1.1 Painters
00:37:35 10.1.2 Sculptors
00:37:44 10.2 Women artists exhibiting
00:38:36 11 Women artists at the Woman's Building
00:38:46 12 Notable firsts at the fair
00:39:26 12.1 Concepts
00:39:50 12.2 Commemorations
00:40:47 12.3 Edibles and potables
00:41:35 12.4 Inventions and manufacturing advances
00:41:53 12.5 Organizations
00:42:13 12.6 Performances
00:44:41 13 Later years
00:45:34 14 See also
00:47:30 14.1 Media about the fair
00:47:41 15 References and notes
00:47:50 16 Further reading
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- improves your listening skills
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The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The Exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism.
The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles B. Atwood. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux Arts principles of design, namely French neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The color of the material generally used to cover the buildings façades gave the fairgrounds its nickname, the White City. Many prominent architects designed its 14 great buildings. Artists and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and works of art inspired by the exposition.
The exposition covered 690 acres (2.8 km2), featuring nearly 200 new (but deliberately temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world's fairs, and it became a symbol of the emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United Kingdom.
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Europeans, the fair also served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.On October 9, 1893, the day designated as ...