After the Columbian Exposition closed in 1893, four of its buildings were disassembled and moved on railroad cars to Lake Geneva.

This video provides a detailed map-based summary of Pre-Columbian America, exploring the vast range of indigenous societies, from the advanced urban centers of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca empires to ...

Top administration officials are taking steps that will enhance President Donald Trump’s control of national security policy and minimize the consideration of dissenting views.

Join Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, director of works for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, for a relaxing day at the fair with the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. Experience the grandeur of the ...

The Manhattan Round Barn in Will County March 5, 2025. Said to have been constructed in the 1890s from wood salvaged from Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, the Round Barn will be ...

Instead, her sights went to what lay beneath — evidence of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, an unexcavated but huge part of Chicago’s history. Held in celebration of the 400th ...

The story takes place in 1893, Chicago prepared to host the World’s Columbian Exposition, a monumental undertaking spearheaded by architect Daniel Burnham.

An invention of George Washington Gale Ferris for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, AKA, the World's Fair in Chicago.

The garden’s pagoda was originally constructed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition—one of dozens of rapidly built structures that still shape the city today. As an exercise, the instructors ...

And, in a reunion that took over a century, one of Tiffany’s most significant glass mosaics — also created for the 1893 Columbian Exposition — is hanging right outside the chapel.

Antique map dealer Sammy Berk has acquired the original architectural plans for the old Chicago Stadium, which was the largest indoor arena in the world at the time, and was a blend of neoclassical… ...