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Who designed the landscape of the 1893 Worldâs Columbian Exposition?
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Daniel Burnham
Daniel H. Burnham.
The landscape of the 1893 Worldâs Columbian Exposition was designed by the American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
While Daniel Burnham served as the director of works and chief planner for the fair, he entrusted the landscapingâwhich featured lagoons and expansive green spacesâto Olmsted.123