<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
where was the 1893 world 's fair held
where was the 1893 world 's fair held
Chicago
Chicago