Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition

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The Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition was a landmark exhibition hall famed for its richly ornamented “Golden Door” façade, showcasing architect Louis Sullivan’s pioneering modern American architectural style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World’s Columbian Exposition building ⓘ
exhibition hall ⓘ
temporary building ⓘ
architect Louis Sullivan ⓘ
architecturalSignificance important counterpoint to the classical White City ensemble ⓘ
key example of Sullivan’s ornamental vocabulary ⓘ
associatedArchitecturalMovement Chicago School of architecture ⓘ
modern American architecture ⓘ
city Chicago ⓘ
coDesigner Dankmar Adler ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
contrastWith Beaux-Arts classicism of the White City ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
demolitionDate 1894 ⓘ
designerBelief architecture should express structure and ornament honestly ⓘ
era late 19th century ⓘ
event World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
exhibitionType bicycles and carriages ⓘ
railway equipment ⓘ
ships and marine transport ⓘ
transportation technology ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ
expositionPurpose to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage ⓘ
expositionTheme transportation and progress ⓘ
facadeColor gold ⓘ
facadeDescription richly ornamented polychrome portal ⓘ
function to demonstrate modern engineering and transport systems ⓘ
to house exhibits of transportation ⓘ
hasPortal Golden Door main entrance ⓘ
influenceOn development of modern American architectural expression ⓘ
knownFor departure from neoclassical White City aesthetic ⓘ
innovative use of color in architecture ⓘ
ornate Golden Door façade ⓘ
location Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
material staff (plaster over wood) for exterior ⓘ
name Transportation Building ⓘ
notableFeature Golden Door ⓘ
openingDate 1893 ⓘ
ornamentDesigner Louis Sullivan ⓘ
partOf World’s Columbian Exposition grounds ⓘ
roofType large-span exhibition hall roof ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
style Chicago School ⓘ
colorful polychrome decoration ⓘ
proto-modern American architecture ⓘ
temporaryStructure true ⓘ
visitorExperience processional entry through the Golden Door ⓘ
yearOfWorldsFair 1893 ⓘ

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Louis Sullivan → notableWork → Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
White City (World's Columbian Exposition) → knownFor → Transportation Building ⓘ
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Adler & Sullivan → notableWork → Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
Louis Sullivan → notableWork → Transportation Building (World's Columbian Exposition) ⓘ
subject linked to: Louis
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Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition → name → Transportation Building ⓘ
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Dankmar Adler → notableWork → Transportation Building for the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
linked to: Transportation Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition