Chicago Worlds Fair

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and the smell from them. Much to everyone's surprise on April 25, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison announced Chicago as the winner for the location of the fair. The city was the most reasonable host because of its central location and abundant park space (1893 World's Columbian Exposition). Forty-six nations participated in the fair (Appelbaum 2). Each nation brought something interesting to the fair such as culture and architecture. The Exposition was an influential event on the American society. The fair made a great impact on architecture, technology, and culture.
As an architectural show the Exposition was extraordinarily successful. There were nearly 200 new buildings build just for the fair. Carroll William Westfall, a professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame said, "Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and others in their circle have justifiably made Chicago a Mecca for those who love architecture" (Stone, 7). A lot of the fairs attractions were ...

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but at the same time incorporate their own new ideas. They wanted to show the worlds that they knew how to build well.
One of the most popular architectures that came out of the fair was the Farris Wheel. The Paris Exposition was dominated by Gustave Eiffel's tower, the Eiffel tower was 986 feet, or 75 stories, and weighed over 7,300 tons The Chicago World's Fair was created to be greater than the fair that Paris held in 1889. The people in charge of the Fair had a goal to make something more magnificent and beautiful than the Eiffel Tower. George Ferris submitted several different designs to the designers. After the committee turned down Ferris three times, the designers ...

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