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Tribune Tower

Address: 435 N. Michigan Ave., Near North, Chicago, IL | Map It
Phone: 312/222-3232
www.chicagotribune.com

Category: Architectural Sites
Location: Near North

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Fodor's Review:

In 1922 Chicago Tribune publisher Colonel Robert McCormick chose a Gothic design for the building that would house his paper, after rejecting a slew of functional modern designs by such notables as Walter Gropius, Eliel Saarinen, and Adolf Loos. Embedded in the exterior walls of the tower are chunks of material taken from famous sites around the world. Look for bits from the Parthenon, Westminster Abbey, the Alamo, St. Peter's Basilica, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Wall of China. On the ground floor are the studios of WGN radio, part of the Chicago Tribune empire, which also includes WGN-TV, cable-television stations, and the Chicago Cubs. (Modesty was not one of Colonel McCormick's prime traits: WGN stands for the Tribune's self-bestowed nickname, World's Greatest Newspaper).

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