Chicago Board of Trade Building
Historical skyscraper in Art Deco style. The massive building is 184 m tall and has 44 floors. It is topped with an enormous statue of Ceres – goddess of agriculture. The building was constructed in 1930 and has many beautiful architectural details and artworks.
John Hancock Center
This supertall skyscraper was built in 1969 and was the second tallest building in the world at this time. Its antennas are 457 m tall, the building itself – 344 m tall. It has 100 floors. On the 44th floor is a swimming pool. This highrise is a prominent example of structural expressionism with giant x-braces on its outside.
Willis Tower
The world’s tallest skyscraper in 1973-1998. The building is 442 m high (tip is 527 m high) and has 110 floors. It has the tallest observation deck in USA at the height of 412.4 m.
Field Museum of Natural History
One of the world’s largest natural history museums. It was established in 1893 and has a permanent collection of more than 24 million specimens. Museum represents an educational and scientific institution of global importance.
Shedd Aquarium
One of the world’s largest and most exciting aquariums. It was opened in 1930 and hosts some 32 thousand animals of some 1500 species. The façade of the aquarium has a Neo-Classicist façade that is characteristic of many American museums.
Art Institute of Chicago
This large and important art museum was founded in 1879. The museum has evolved a cutting-edge educational and research program that involves hundreds of thousands of artworks in its collections.
Jewelers Building
This gorgeous historical skyscraper was built in 1927. It is 159 m high and has 40 floors and for some time period was the world’s tallest building outside New York City.
Chicago Water Tower
This historical water tower was built in 1869. The second-oldest water tower in the United States. This tower is 55 m tall. One of the few buildings in this area that survived the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
Tribune Tower
Beautiful historical skyscraper. It was constructed in 1925 and its architecture has many features of the Neo-Gothic style. The building was built to house the offices of the media business. The tower is 141 m tall and has 34 floors.
Wrigley Building
This impressive historical skyscraper was constructed in 1924. The building has two towers. The tallest has 30 floors and is 130 m tall, it is topped by an enormous clock and designed to resemble the Giralda tower of Sevilla’s Cathedral in Spain.