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 World 's Columbian Exposition ( the official shortened name for the World 's Fair : Columbian Exposition , also known as The Chicago World 's Fair ) was a World 's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus ' arrival in the New World in 1492 .