Panama–California Exposition

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The Panama–California Exposition was a 1915–1917 world's fair held in San Diego that showcased the opening of the Panama Canal and popularized the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
architecturalStylePromoted Mission Revival architecture ⓘ
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture ⓘ
cityPromoted San Diego ⓘ
closed 1917 ⓘ
commemorated opening of the Panama Canal ⓘ
competingCity San Francisco ⓘ
competitionWith Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1917-01-01 ⓘ
featuredBuilding Botanical Building ⓘ
Cabrillo Bridge ⓘ
California State Building ⓘ
California Tower ⓘ
Casa del Prado (original exposition building predecessors) ⓘ
linked to: El Prado

Spreckels Organ Pavilion ⓘ
hadExhibitType agricultural exhibits ⓘ
cultural exhibits ⓘ
industrial exhibits ⓘ
scientific exhibits ⓘ
hadTransportationFeature Cabrillo Bridge providing access to Balboa Park ⓘ
influenced adoption of Spanish Colonial Revival style in public buildings across the United States ⓘ
languageOfMostSignage English ⓘ
legacy established Balboa Park as a cultural center ⓘ
helped define San Diego's identity as a tourist destination ⓘ
influenced civic architecture in the American Southwest ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
San Diego ⓘ
mainArchitect Bertram Goodhue ⓘ
Carleton Winslow Sr. ⓘ
mainVenue Balboa Park ⓘ
name Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
notableFeature extensive use of ornamented stucco facades ⓘ
integration of gardens and plazas with architecture ⓘ
outdoor organ concerts at Spreckels Organ Pavilion ⓘ
opened 1915 ⓘ
organizer City of San Diego ⓘ
linked to: San Diego

Panama–California Exposition Company ⓘ
purpose to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal ⓘ
recognizedBy Bureau of International Expositions (historical world's fair listing) ⓘ
regionPromoted Southern California ⓘ
significance popularized Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style in the United States ⓘ
startDate 1915-01-01 ⓘ
succeededBy California–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ
theme celebration of the Panama Canal and promotion of San Diego ⓘ
timePeriod 1910s ⓘ

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Spanish Colonial Revival → emergedAfterEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Balboa Park → significantEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Balboa Park → hosted → 1915–1917 Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
linked to: Panama–California Exposition
Panama–California Exposition → name → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Panama–California Exposition → organizer → Panama–California Exposition Company ⓘ
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California Building (Balboa Park) → constructedFor → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
California Building (Balboa Park) → associatedWithEvent → Panama–California Exposition (1915–1917) ⓘ
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Spreckels Organ Pavilion → openedFor → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
California Tower → builtFor → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Carleton Winslow Sr. → notableWork → Panama–California Exposition buildings, San Diego ⓘ
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California State Building → locatedInEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
California State Building → expositionType → Panama–California Exposition pavilion ⓘ
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California State Building → existedDuring → Panama–California Exposition era ⓘ
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California Quadrangle → significantEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
San Diego Museum of Us → foundedForEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Cabrillo Bridge → builtFor → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Maurice Braun → awardReceived → Gold Medal, Panama-California Exposition ⓘ
linked to: Panama–California Exposition
Santa Fe Depot (San Diego) → openingEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Panama–California Exposition grounds → usedFor → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Panama–California Exposition grounds → significantEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ
Santa Fe Depot → builtForEvent → Panama–California Exposition ⓘ