Carbide & Carbon Building

Carbide & Carbon Building

Historical skyscraper – 153 m tall, dark-colored building in Art Deco style. It was built in 1929. The building has 37 floors and is covered with black granite, adorned with ornamentation in Art Deco style. The building is topped with a gold-covered tower.

Manhattan Building in Chicago

Manhattan Building (to the right) in Chicago

The oldest existing skyscraper where has been used a skeletal support system. This 16-floor tall building was constructed in 1891 and was a huge construction innovation.

Merchandise Mart

Merchandise Mart in Chicago

A giant department store that was built in 1930 in Art Deco style. It was the largest building in the world at this time. The massive building is 104 m tall and has 25 floors. The length of its corridors is some 10 kilometers.

Chicago Board of Trade Building

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

John Hancock Center in Chicago - the tallest building in this group

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

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

Field Museum of Natural History, the main hall

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

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago

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

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

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.