The Civic Opera House has 3,563 seats, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America. Built for the Chicago Civic Opera, today it is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
The Parkshore
The Parkshore is a 556ft (169m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1991 and has 56 floors. Barancik Conte designed the building. The Parkshore is the 53rd tallest in Chicago.
Palmolive Building
The Palmolive Building, formerly the Playboy Building, is a 37-story Art Deco building at 919 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It was built by Holabird & Root. It was completed in 1929. It was home to the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet corporation.
Lake Point Tower
Lake Point Tower is a high-rise residential building located on the shore of Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago, just north of the Chicago River at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. It is in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The building is also the only skyscraper in downtown Chicago east of Lake Shore Drive. It is 645 ft (197 m) tall.
Chicago Temple Building
The Chicago Temple Building is a 173-meter (568 foot) tall skyscraper church located at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home of the First United Methodist Church of Chicago. It was completed in 1924 and has 23 floors dedicated to religious and office use.
It is the tallest church building in the world, although Ulm Minster is the tallest church in the world.
One South Dearborn
One South Dearborn is a 571 ft (174m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed from 2003 to 2005 and has 39 floors. DeStefano Keating Partners designed the building, which is the 47th tallest in Chicago. The current anchor tenant is Sidley Austin LLP, which moved into One South Dearborn in November 2005.
Inland Steel Building
The Inland Steel Building, located at 30 W. Monroe Street in Chicago is one of the city's defining commercial high-rises of the post-World War II era of modern architecture. It was built in the years 1956–1957 and was the first skyscraper to be built in the Chicago Loop following the Great Depression of the 1930s. Its principal designers were Bruce Graham and Walter Netsch of the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architecture firm.
190 South LaSalle Street
190 South LaSalle Street is a 573 ft (175m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1987 and has 40 floors. Johnson/Burgee Architects designed the building, which is the 57th tallest building in Chicago.
The Fordham
The Fordham is one of the tallest residential buildings in Chicago. The 52-story building was completed in 2003 at a height of 574 ft (175 m) and features a château-like roof. It was designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and developed by the Fordham Company.
The Fordham contains some of the most expensive residential units in Chicago with penthouses occupying the top ten floors of the building.
The Grant
The Grant (formerly One Museum Park West) is the companion structure to One Museum Park in the Near South Side community area (neighborhood) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located at the north end of the Central Station development. It stands at 181 metres (594 ft).
Chicago Union Station
Union Station is a major railroad station that opened in 1925 in Chicago. It replaced an earlier station built in 1881. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains.
The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard, just outside the Chicago Loop. Including approach and storage tracks, it is about nine and a half city blocks in size. Its facilities are mostly underground, buried beneath streets and skyscrapers. It is located near the Willis Tower.
Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago)
Holy Name Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of the Holy Name, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. It is also the parish church of the Archbishop of Chicago.
It is located in Chicago, Illinois in the United States, Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, both destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in October 1871. The cathedral was finally dedicated on November 21, 1875.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago () was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an archdiocese in 1880. This local church is shepherded by Blase J. Cupich. It is one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
Leadership: Pope Francis, Cardinal Blase Cupich Michael Pfleger
Michael Louis Pfleger (born May 22, 1949) is an American Roman Catholic priest and a social activist. He is a very known priest in Chicago, Illinois. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 14, 1975.
Madison Plaza
Madison Plaza is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 599 feet (182 m) in the Chicago Loop. It has 45 floors. It was completed in 1982. Madison Plaza currently stands as the 36th-tallest building in the city.
Millennium Centre (Chicago)
Millennium Centre is a postmodern skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois in the city's Near North Side neighborhood. The building rises 610 feet (186 m). It contains 59 floors, and was completed in 2003.
Chicago Place
Chicago Place is a mixed-use high-rise on the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue (between Huron and Superior) in Chicago along the Magnificent Mile anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue. Above that is a tower containing condominiums.
353 North Clark
353 North Clark is a tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building began construction in 2007 and was completed in 2009. It has 45 floors with a total of of floorspace.
NBC Tower
The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive (455 North Cityfront Plaza is also used as a vanity address for the building) in downtown Chicago's Magnificent Mile area.
It was completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet (191 m). NBC's Chicago offices, studios, and owned-and-operated station WMAQ-TV are located here as of 1989. Formerly its former radio sister WMAQ/WSCR was located here. WSNS-TV is also located here.
The Heritage at Millennium Park
The Heritage at Millennium Park is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 130 N. Garland Court. It is a mixed-use tower. Completed in 2005, with a height of 631 feet and 57 floors.
Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson (also known as Lena PH; born January 19, 1966) is a Swedish singer and media personality. She represented Sweden in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "It Hurts" finishing fifth. Scoring successes participating att Melodifestivalen in 1986, 1987 and 1988, she followed it up with successful album "My Name" that included top hits "Standing In My Rain", "Why" and "Leave A Light". In 1991 she recorded a concept album and show about a female secret agent, 'Agent 006'. In 2001 she had a stage comeback, the "Lena Philipsson Show" was sold out for two and a half years around Sweden. In 2004, she returned after a seven year hiatus from the album charts.
River East Center
River East Center is a Chicago skyscraper. It is a part of the larger River East complex. The tower, containing 620 condominium units, is 644 feet (196 m) tall with 58 floors, and was completed in 2001.
Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena (originally Rosemont Horizon) is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and Interstate 90, adjacent to the city limits of Chicago and O'Hare International Airport.
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