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| City |
Chicago |
| Country |
USA |
| Year |
1927 - 1929 |
| Height |
143,6m / 471ft |
| Floors |
45 |
| Architect |
Walter W. Ahlschlager |
| Name |
Hotel InterContinental |
| Category |
Hotel |
| Alias |
Medinah Athletic Club |
| Address |
505 North Michigan Avenue |
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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