Between Stage Décor and Reality: The Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 at Chicago

The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago was organised to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. For political reasons, Egypt did not participate in this exposition on an official level. However, a private enterprise organised the project known as “Cairo Street”. Based on archival documents, the draws a full picture of this undertaking.