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Encyclopedia > Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Cultural Center
Healy and Millet stained glass dome at the Chicago Cultural Center
Healy and Millet stained glass dome at the Chicago Cultural Center
Grand Staircase and Preston Bradley Hall, with view of the Tiffany dome
Grand Staircase and Preston Bradley Hall, with view of the Tiffany dome

The Chicago Cultural Center in the City of Chicago is the landmark building that houses the city's official reception venue where the Mayor has welcomed Presidents and royalty, diplomats and community leaders. The building is a testament to the foresight of Chicago's turn of the (20th) century cultural leadership. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 979 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 979 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 1620786_86af108314_o. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 1620786_86af108314_o. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor...


As the nation's first free municipal cultural center, the Chicago Cultural Center is one of the city's most popular attractions and is considered one of the most comprehensive arts showcases in the United States. Each year, the Chicago Cultural Center features more than 1,000 programs and exhibitions covering a wide range of the performing, visual and literary arts.


According to Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Cultural Center was the eighth most-visited cultural institution in the Chicago area in 2004, with 767,000 visitors. The Chicago Cultural Center has also attracted upscale residential development and is neighbored by the Heritage at Millennium Park (130 N. Garland Court). Crain Communications Inc publishes a variety of trade newspapers. ...

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Architecture

The building was designed by Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge for the city's central library and Grand Army of the Republic Museum, and completed in 1897 at a cost of nearly $2 million. It is organized as a 4-story north wing (77 East Randolph entrance) and a 5-story south wing (78 East Washington entrance), 104 feet tall, with 3-foot thick masonry walls faced with Bedford bluestone on a granite base, and designed in a generally neoclassical style with Romanesque revival elements. It is capped with two stained-glass domes, set symmetrically atop the two wings. Key points of architectural interest are as follows: Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge was a notable architecture firm based in Boston, Massachusetts between 1886 and 1915. ... G.A.R. Memorial, Washington, D.C. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who had served in the American Civil War. ... The neoclassical movement that produced Neoclassical architecture began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Late Baroque. ... Romanesque Revival is a style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 and 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. ...

  • Randolph Street entrance and stairway - Greek revival entrance with doric columns, mahogany doors, and entry hall with coffered ceiling and walls of green-veined Vermont marble. The curving stairway is faced with Knoxville pink marble, and features mosaics and ornate bronze balusters.
  • Washington Street entrance, lobby, and grand staircase - Arched Romanesque portal, bronze-framed doors, and a 3-story, vaulted lobby with walls of white Carrara marble and mosaics. The staircase is also of white Carrara marble, set with medallions of green marble from Connemara, Ireland, and intricate mosaics of Favrile glass, stone, and mother of pearl. The stairway to the 5th floor was inspired by Venice's Bridge of Sighs.
  • Grand Army of the Republic Memorial - A large hall and rotunda in the north wing. The hall is faced with deep green Vermont marble, broken by a series of arches for windows and mahogany doors. The rotunda features 30-foot walls of Knoxville pink marble, mosaic floor, and a fine, yellow-toned stained-glass dome in Renaissance pattern by the firm of Healy and Millet.
  • Sidney R. Yates Gallery - replica of an assembly hall in the Doge's Palace, Venice, with heavily ornamented pilasters and coffered ceiling.
  • Preston Bradley Hall - A large, ornately patterned room of curving white Carrara marble, capped with an austere 38-foot Tiffany glass dome designed by artist J. A. Holtzer. The Cultural Center states this to be the largest Tiffany dome in the world.

The uncompleted Doric temple at Segesta, Sicily, has been waiting for finishing of its surfaces since 430 - 420 BC The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. ... This intricate ceiling is part of the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, designed by architect Walter Burley Griffin. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Romanesque Revival is a style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 and 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. ... Carrara is a city in the Massa Carrara province of Tuscany, Italy, famous for the white or blue-gray marble quarried there. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ... Favrile iridescent glass is a type of art glass patented in 1880 by Louis Comfort Tiffany. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... The Bridge of Sighs in Venice at night The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridges in Venice. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... Doges Palace. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... In architecture, pilasters comprise slightly-projecting pseudo-columns built into or onto a wall, with capitals and bases. ... Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) circa 1908 Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. ...

Past Exhibitions

Crossroads: Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930 was a display of art by Ukrainian artists, such as Sukher Ber Rybak, Vsevolod Maskymovych, and Oleksandr Bohomazov to name a few. Crossroads was organized by the Foundation for International Arts and Education with the National Art Museum of Ukraine. It is presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Kyiv Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program. The exhibition ran from July 22nd, 2006 - October 15, 2006. The National Art Museum of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ) is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in Kiev, Ukraine. ...


External links

  • Chicago Cultural Center home page
  • Chicago Public Library/Cultural Center page of the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division

Sources

  • "Chicago's largest tourist attractions, ranked by 2004 attendance," Crain's Chicago Business, May 2, 2005
  • "A Self-Guided Tour of the Chicago Cultural Center", brochure, Chicago Department of Public Affairs, February 2005

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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University of Chicago: Cultural Policy Center (197 words)
The University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center was established in 1999 with the goal of doing research in the cultural sector that parallels the research readily available in other sectors like education, health care, child welfare, and public finance – all areas in which the Harris School of Public Policy Studies specializes.
Because culture has, for the most part, been left to the marketplace and the philanthropic community rather than to governmental agencies, there is a dearth of research that would provide solid information and thoughtful, unbiased analysis for cultural advocates and policy makers.
The Center is currently supporting a number of research projects in these and related areas, using faculty and graduate students from many disciplines and departments.
Public Building Commission of Chicago | History (261 words)
Chicago’s first permanent main library is now one of the city’s finest architectural gems.
Known informally as the "people’s palace," today’s Cultural Center was designed to be-in the words of the founding library board - "an enduring monument worthy of a great and public spirited city." And endured it has, serving to link the arts community to the general public.
One of Chicago's most unique facilities, the Chicago Cultural Center houses the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and its official Visitor Information Center; the Claudia Cassidy Theater; art exhibits; educational programs; and a collection of books.
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