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The
Tribune Tower is one of the magnificent buildings bordering
North Michigan Avenue.
The Magnificent Mile, as it is known, is a shoppers paradise
and Chicago's answer to Paris's Champs Elysees and New York's
Fifth Avenue.
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Chicago's
architecture is world famous. The city is a showcase of 20th
century high-rise architecture.
The Sears Tower, for a long
time the tallest tower in the world is just one of the many
examples.
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The
Chicago old watertower was built in 1869. It is one of the
few buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire.
The tower was selected as the first American Water Landmark.
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Grant
Park is Chicago's most central park, located between Michigan
avenue and Lake Michigan. The main attraction in Grant Park
is the Buckingham Fountain, built in 1927.
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Marina
City consists of two identical cylindrical towers, located
near the Chicago river.
It is a complex conceived as a city in a city, offering recreation
facilities, banks, theater, etc.
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When
the Merchandise Mart was constructed in 1931, it was the building
with the largest floor area in the world.
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The
Wrigley building was the first of a series of landmarks constructed
at the southern end of the Magnificent Mile.
It was built as the headquarter of the Wrigley company, the
manufacturer of chewing gum.
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One
of the most famous skyscrapers in Chicago is the John Hancock
Center.
The 100 story tower was built in 1969. The innovative structural
design by Fazlur Kahn results in a visually imposing tower.
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The
Shedd Aquarium's most spectacular exhibit is the Oceanarium, a 3 million gallon aquarium with among others beluga
whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins.
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The
Navy Pier was built in 1916 as a recreational and shipping facility.
It is now home to many attractions including a large ferris
wheel and IMAX theatre.
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The
Museum of Science and Industry is housed in a magnificent Beaux-Arts
buil-ding. It attracts close to 2 million visitors each year.
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The
Magificent Mile is Chicago's most fashionable street.
The avenue is bordered by many great skyscrapers, including
the John Hancock Tower and Wrigley building.
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Chicago's
grand railway station was built in 1925.
It features a large waiting room, known as the 'Great Hall'.
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The
Buckingham Fountain is one of Chicago's best known sights,
and rightly so. It is a beautiful fountain, especially at
night when it is illuminated with constantly changing colors.
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The
860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments were revolutionary at
the time of construction in 1951.
The apartments designed by Mies van der Rohe were the first
to feature glass walls.
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Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest free public zoo in the US. You'll hundreds of animal species including bears, lions and gorillas.
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The Field Museum is considered one of the finest natural history museums in the world. It boasts the most complete T-Rex ever unearthed.
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Built in 1921 during the Golden Age of entertainment, the Chicago Theatre was the first of its kind and paved the way for many other marvelous theaters that came after it.
The theater’s 6-story vertical marquee has become on fo the city's most famous symbols.
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The art institute of Chicago - both a school and a museum - is housed in a grand Beaux-Arts building which opened just in time for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition.
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This 21-story office tower house is home to the First United Methodist Church of Chicago. The tower is topped by an 8-story gothic spire.
It was Chicago's tallest building when it was completed in 1923.
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This small garden in Lincoln Park was designed in the 1930s by Alfred Caldwell, who added a picturesque prairie style pavilion.
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Michigan Avenue Bridge is the most famous of Chicago's many bridges.
The bascule bridge was built between 1917 and 1920, connecting South and North Michigan Avenue across the Chicago river.
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The Chicago river flows through the heart of the city. A sightseeing boat tour offers great views of the many skyscrapers bordering the river.
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The James R. Thompson Center is a glass and steel complex built in 1985 to house government agencies of the state of Illinois.
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Dearborn Street Station was one of six railway stations in Chicago.
When the station became defunct in the seventies, the building was slated for demolition but fortunately the station's headhouse was saved.
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Chicago's Chinatown emerged at the end of the 19th century when immigrants who had first settled on the west coast moved to the Midwest.
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The Fisher Building, designed by architect Charles Atwood and built in 1896, is a fine example of an early skyscraper following the principles of the Chicago School of Architecture.
Originally an office tower, the building was converted into condominiums in 2001.
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Oak Street Beach is one of more than 20 beaches along Chicago's lakefront. The beach is located near the fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood.
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