Architectural Sites in Chicago

Architectural Sites in Chicago

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
311 South Wacker
The first of three towers intended for the site, this pale pink... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
33 West Kinzie Street
At Dearborn and Kinzie streets is a splendid ornamental brickwork... 		Architectural Sites River North
 
333 West Wacker Drive
This green-glazed beauty doesn't follow the rules. Its riverside... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive
These twin apartment towers overlooking Lake Michigan were an... 		Architectural Sites River North
 
Aon
With the open space of Millennium Park at its doorstep, the Aon... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Auditorium Theatre
Hunkered down across from Grant Park, this 110,000-ton granite-and-limestone... 		Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Bank of America Theatre
On Monroe, just before State Street sits the ornate Bank of America... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Bloomingdale's
Built in 1912 in an Islamic, Eastern style, the former Medinah... 		Architectural Sites River North
 
Carbide and Carbon Building
Designed in 1929 by Daniel and Hubert Burnham, sons of the renowned... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Charnley-Persky House with his... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Chase
This building's graceful swoop—a novelty when it went up—continues... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Chicago Cultural Center
Built in 1897 as the city's original public library, this huge... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
Orchestra Hall, home to the acclaimed Chicago Symphony Orchestra... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Chinatown Gate
South of the Prairie Avenue district, this Chinese microcosm... 		Architectural Sites Prairie Avenue and Chinatown
 
The Dearborn Station
Chicago's oldest standing passenger train station, a South Loop... 		Architectural Sites South Loop
 
Donohue Building
The first major printing facility in Printers Row, this 1883... 		Architectural Sites South Loop
 
Fine Arts Building
This creaky building was constructed in 1895 to house the showrooms... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Flatiron Arts Building
Opposite the Northwest Tower across the busy North Milwaukee-Damen... 		Architectural Sites Wicker Park and Bucktown
 
The Franklin Building
Built in 1888 and initially the home of the Franklin Company... 		Architectural Sites South Loop
 
Historic Water Tower
This famous Michigan Avenue structure, completed in 1867, was... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Hyatt Place
At 48 stories, the headquarters of this hospitality group is... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Inland Steel Building
A runt compared to today's tall buildings, this crisp, sparkling... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
John Hancock Observatory
Designed by the same team that designed the Willis (formerly... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Marina City
Likened to everything from corncobs to the towers of Antonio... 		Architectural Sites River North
 
The Marquette Building
Like a slipcover over a sofa, the clean, geometric facade of... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Monadnock Building
Built in two segments a few years apart, the Monadnock captures... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
National Veterans Art Museum
The chimelike sounds of more than 58,000 imprinted dog tags hanging... 		Architectural Sites Prairie Avenue and Chinatown
 
NBC Tower
This 1989 limestone-and-granite edifice by Skidmore, Owings &... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Nine Dragon Wall
One of three replicas outside China, the wall is modeled after... 		Architectural Sites Prairie Avenue and Chinatown
 
North Avenue Baths Building
The beautiful facade is a clue to the building's past life, when... 		Architectural Sites Wicker Park and Bucktown
 
Northwest Tower Building
This striking triangular Art Deco building is the anchor of the... 		Architectural Sites Wicker Park and Bucktown
 
Park Hyatt Chicago
A relative newcomer to the neighborhood (2000), this high-end... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Pontiac Building
An early Chicago School skyscraper—note its classic rectangular... 		Architectural Sites South Loop
 
The Promontory
The tan brick building, designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1949... 		Architectural Sites Hyde Park
 
Prudential Plaza
There are two architecturally notable buildings at the plaza... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Richard J. Daley Center
Named for the late mayor Richard J. Daley, this boldly plain... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
The Rookery
This 11-story structure, with its eclectically ornamented facade... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Santa Fe Building
Also known as the Railway Exchange Building, this structure was... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Smurfit-Stone Building
Some wags have said this building, with its diamond-shape top... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
South Shore Cultural Center
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this opulent... 		Architectural Sites Hyde Park
 
Tribune Tower
In 1922, after rejecting a slew of functional modern designs... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Trump International Hotel & Tower
The Chicago Sun-Times Building was torn down to make way for... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Water Tower Park
This Chicago icon is west of the Mag Mile, at Pearson Street... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Water Works Pumping Station
Water is still pumped to some of the city residents at a rate... 		Architectural Sites Near North
 
Willis Tower
In Chicago, size matters. This soaring 110-story skyscraper... 		Architectural Sites The Loop
 
Wrigley Building
The gleaming white Wrigley Building sports a clock tower inspired... 		Architectural Sites Near North
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