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| Bahai House of Worship |
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Symbol of unity, this design represents first time an architect was able to bring light in through walls and dome with ornamentation
Wilmette, Illinois |
L1740F |
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| Bahai from Harbor |
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Gillson Harbor boats rest serenely under the watchful gaze of this magnificent Temple
Wilmette, Illinois |
L1741F |
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| Shriners Medinah Temple |
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80 yr old Islamic arabasques, stained glass windows and arches is a Chicago architectural landmark
Chicago, Illinois |
L1743F |
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| Buckingham Memorial Fountain |
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Dedicated in 1927 and designed by Edward H. Bennett to represent Lake Michigan with 4 seahorses symbolizing surrounding states
Chicago, Illinois |
L1745F |
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| Georgia Pink Marble Fountain |
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Buckingham design influenced by Latona Basin in Louis XIV's gardens at Versailles
Chicago, Illinois |
L1746F |
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| Smokestack Tower Repitition |
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Smokestacks frame the Sears Tower in the South Loop on a quiet afternoon
Chicago, Illinois |
L1747F |
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| Pritzker Pavilion, Millenium Park |
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The Frank Gehry-designed Pritzker Pavilion incorporates crisscrossing steel pipes with skyscraper backdrop
Chicago, Illinois |
L1748F |
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| BP Bridge, Millenium Park |
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925 ft long, winding bridge of brushed stainless steel provides incomparable views of the Chicago skyline
Chicago, Illinois |
L1749F |
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| BP Bridge |
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Designed by Frank Gehry, complements the Pritzker Pavilion and creates an acoustic barrier to traffic noise below
Chicago, Illinois |
L1750F |
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| Cloud Gate Reflection |
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Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture of polished stainless steel plates on the SBC Plaza offers bent perspective down Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois |
L1752F |
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| Mather Tower |
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One of city's most slender and Modernistic skyscraper clad in Gothic-inspired terra cottta, built 1928
Chicago, Illinois |
L1753F |
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| Mather Gothic Windows |
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Ornamental, terra cotta detail bordering the tower windows are Gothic-inspired
Chicago, Illinois |
L1754F |
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| The Crown Fountain |
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Designed by Jaume Plensa, 50-ft glass block towers project video images of Chicago citizens, reference to traditional gargoyles in fountains
Chicago, Illinois |
L1755F |
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| Crown Fountain Reflection |
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A shallow pool anchored between fountain towers reflects south Michigan Avenue's historic buildings
Chicago, Illinois |
L1756F |
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| 333 Wacker Drive |
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Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the sweeping arc of blue-green glass echoes the bend in the Chicago River
Chicago, Illinois |
L1757F |
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| West Wacker Skyscrapers |
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The El train enters the Loop with a tremendous view of West Wacker Dr. building facades
Chicago, Illinois |
L1758F |
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| 333 Wacker Reflection |
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Wavy reflections in the curved green glass at sunrise from the Orleans-Franklin Bridge
Chicago, Illinois |
L1759F |
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| Calder Flamingo |
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Flamingo by Alexander Calder of red-colored steel, sits on Federal Center Plaza undaunted by towering buildings
Chicago, Illinois |
L1760F |
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| Flamingo Sculpture |
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Sears Tower framed by tall arches of the red Flamingo
Chicago, Illinois |
L1761F |
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| Chicago Water Tower & John Hancock |
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Completed in 1869, a national landmark of Gothic style using Joliet limestone blocks, survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
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L1762F |
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