Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition

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The Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition was a grand Beaux-Arts style centerpiece of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, celebrated for its monumental dome and richly ornamented classical design.

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Generate an image of the Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition (The Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition was a grand Beaux-Arts style centerpiece of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, celebrated for its monumental dome and richly ornamented classical design.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
building ⓘ
exposition building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Administration Building of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
architect Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedArchitect Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ
associatedMovement Beaux-Arts classicism ⓘ
City Beautiful movement ideals ⓘ
associatedWith Daniel Burnham ⓘ
World’s Columbian Exposition design team ⓘ
city Chicago ⓘ
colorScheme predominantly white exterior ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
demolished yes ⓘ
demolitionDate 1890s ⓘ
depictedIn contemporary engravings and postcards of the 1893 fair ⓘ
period photographs of the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
designer Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ
era Gilded Age ⓘ
event World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
exhibition World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
featuredIn White City of the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
function fair administration ⓘ
heritage important example of temporary monumental fair architecture ⓘ
influenced American Beaux-Arts civic architecture ⓘ
City Beautiful movement ⓘ
inspiredBy European classical and Renaissance architecture ⓘ
location Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
United States ⓘ
material staff (plaster and fiber) cladding over structural frame ⓘ
name Administration Building ⓘ
notableFeature four corner pavilions ⓘ
grand entrances on four sides ⓘ
large central dome ⓘ
rich classical ornamentation ⓘ
openingDate 1893 ⓘ
partOf World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
purpose administrative offices for the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
role symbolic centerpiece of the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
status no longer extant ⓘ
styleCharacteristic classical columns ⓘ
elaborate sculptural decoration ⓘ
symmetrical composition ⓘ
yearCompleted 1893 ⓘ

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Richard Morris Hunt → notableWork → Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition → alsoKnownAs → Administration Building of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
linked to: Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition
Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition → featuredIn → White City of the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
linked to: Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition
Richard Morris Hunt → notableWork → Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
subject linked to: Catharine Clinton Howland
Administration Building (World's Columbian Exposition) → category → World's Columbian Exposition buildings ⓘ
subject linked to: Administration Building
linked to: Administration Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition