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Hotel Inter-Continental
Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago
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Quick Facts
City  Chicago
Country  USA
Year  1927 - 1929
Height  143,6m / 471ft
Floors  45
Realisation
Architect  Walter W. Ahlschlager
Building Info
Name  Hotel Inter-Continental
Category  Hotel
Alias  Medinah Athletic Club
Address  505 North Michigan Avenue
Notes
Restored 1988-1989 by Harry Weese and Associates.
Conceived as an exotic Orient-style club with the a large swimming pool, golf course, rifle rage and tea court. It was commisioned by a group of Medinah nobles, an organization with roots in the Middle East.
The building has a Saracenic portal and a Moorish dome and minaret. The interior was lavishly decorated in Byzantine style.
 
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