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Encyclopedia > Landmarks of Chicago
Marina City Apartments and Offices designed by Bertrand Goldberg
Marina City Apartments and Offices designed by Bertrand Goldberg

The following buildings are considered Chicago landmarks. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... American jewish architect of the world famous Marina City Towers in Chicago, tallest residential and concrete buildings in the world at the time of completion. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

The Auditorium Building in Chicago The Auditorium Building in Chicago, Illinois is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. ... The Brooks Building in Chicago is a landmark building in the Chicago School style, built in 1909-1910. ... Buckingham Fountain today Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest in the world. ... The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), established in 1848, is the worlds oldest commodity for trading in futures and options. ... Chicago Methodist Church is a church, which is in the upmost floors of a skyscraper in Chicago, USA. The top of Chicago Methodist Church is in a height of 173 metres. ... The Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ... The Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ... Dearborn Station was the oldest of the six intercity train stations serving Chicago, Illinois during the heyday of rail in the twentieth century. ... The Former Chicago Historical Society Building is the official name of a historic landmark located on the northwest corner of Dearborn and Ontario streets in downtown Chicago. ... Hull House community workshop poster, 1938 Hull House, co-founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr who were soon joined by other volunteers called residents, was one of the first settlement houses in the U.S. and eventually grew into one of the largest... The John Hancock Center is the prominent black building with two white antennas sticking out of it. ... The Museum of Science and Industry is housed in the only surviving building from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition and is a National Historic Landmark. ... The Navy Pier seen from the John Hancock Center Navy Pier is a 3,000 foot long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. ... Richard J. Daley Center is Chicagos premier civic center and features a massive sculpture by Pablo Picasso. ... Second Leiter Building built in Chicago between 1889-1891 The Second Leiter Building also known as the Sears Building is one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. ... The Tribune Tower is a Gothic building located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. ... In the waiting room of the Union Station, January 1943 Union Station is a Chicago, Illinois train station which was built 1913–1925, during the time when Chicago reigned as the undisputed railroad center of the United States. ... The water tower sits adjacent to the downtown campus of Loyola University Chicago along the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue. ... The gleaming white Wrigley Building (410 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower. ...

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The Adler Planetarium is a public planetarium located on Lake Shore Drive in USA. It was founded by Max Adler in 1930 and its main attraction is a Zeiss planetarium projector. ... On the western edge of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and art schools in the United States, known especially for the extensive collection of Impressionist and American art in its museum. ... Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex called known as the Museum Campus which includes Soldier Field, the football stadium that is the home of the Chicago... The John Hancock Center is the prominent black building with two white antennas sticking out of it. ... Michigan Avenue is a north-south road in Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago Midway Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW) is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys southwest side. ... The Newberry Library is an important research library for the humanities and social sciences in Chicago, Illinois, established in 1887 by Walter L. Newberry. ... Millennium Park is a prominent new civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois and an important landmark of the citys lakefront. ... Note: This article should be Merged with Universal Music Group. ... The Museum of Science and Industry is housed in the only surviving building from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition and is a National Historic Landmark. ... OHare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ... A view of the Sears Tower from the Chicago River. ... John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in the United States is the largest indoor aquarium in the world. ...

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Geography | History | Government | Places and Landmarks | Schools | Sports | Community Areas | Neighborhoods | Counties of Chicagoland | Economy | Parks The Municipal Flag of Chicago External links [Municipal Code of Chicago (sections pertaining to Municipal Flag)] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... This article is about the history of Chicago. ... Gated entrance to the University of Chicagos main quadrangle Chicago holds a distinguished place in the history of American education. ... The city Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... The neighborhoods of Chicago lay within Chicagos seventy-seven community areas. ... The Chicagoland region is colored red. ... The Bean at Chicagos Millennium Park. ...


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In fact, Chicago really was a major naval port during the two world wars, and many soldiers did board troop ships on this half-mile long pier for the trip through the great lakes, down the St Lawrence river and across the Atlantic.
Heavily polluted by the city's vast stockyards and slaughterhouses, the flow of the river was reversed in 1871 to carry the foul effluent away from the lake.
Heading north from downtown Chicago we come to the Baha'i temple at Wilmette, which is easily reached by car or the El ("elevated railway", an extremely ugly but functional system, and as much part of Chicago as Navy Pier or the Sears Tower).
Wrigley Field among landmarks honored for projects | Crain's Chicago Business (507 words)
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks presented the Chicago Landmark Awards for Preservation Excellence during a ceremony at the LaSalle Bank Theater.
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, was built in 1914 and is the second-oldest major-league ballpark in the country.
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks praised the expansion for improving circulation in the bleacher sections, increasing the numbers of bathrooms and greatly improving access for people with disabilities.
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