Photos of Chicago
Blue Tower, Red Tower
The Wabash Building, a part of Roosevelt University, and 333 South Wabash, previously known as the CNA Center, are notable landmarks in Chicago. The Wabash Building stands out with its 32-story glass structure offering panoramic views of the city, while the iconic 333 South Wabash, also referred to as “Big Red,” is recognized for its distinctive red façade and modernist architectural style. Both buildings contribute to the architectural diversity and skyline of Chicago.
Spire
This broadcasting mast extends into the Chicago skyline from One Prudential Plaza, while the distinctive angled architecture of Two Prudential Plaza casts its presence in the background. One Prudential Plaza, a 41-story skyscraper completed in 1955, was significant as the first new downtown skyscraper in Chicago in 21 years and served as the headquarters for Prudential’s Mid-America company. Its mast was once used as a broadcasting antenna for Chicago’s WGN-TV. Two Prudential Plaza, completed in 1990, stands out with its stacked chevron setbacks and a pyramidal peak rotated 45 degrees, crowned with an 80-foot spire.
Scraping the Chicago Sky
Skyscrapers, including One and Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center and Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower loom over trees in nearby Grant Park.
Tower Tops
One Prudential Plaza, Two Prudential Plaza, the Aon Center, Aqua and Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower stand tall in Downtown Chicago as seen from nearby Grant Park.
Contents: Art!
Exterior architectural detail of the Renzo Piano-designed Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Rumbling By
A Metra Electric and South Shore Line train passes through Chicago‘s Grant Park as it departs Van Buren Steet Station.
Beehive in the Sky
The 1924 Metropolitan Tower—colloquially known as the “Beehive Building” due to the unique ornamentation atop it—rises 475 feet (145m) into the blue Chicago sky.
Roosevelt in the Sky
Roosevelt University’s 32-story Wabash Building reaches into the sky over Downtown Chicago near Grant Park.
Urban Reflections
Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, colloquially known as “The Bean”, bends and reflects nearby buildings at Millennium Park, Chicago.
Skyscraper in the Mirror
Chicago’s Aon Center, Two Prudential Plaza and One Prudential Plaza are reflected in the glass windows of a nearby building.
The Dark Tower
Windy City Reflections
Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, colloquially known as “The Bean”, bends and reflects the city’s skyline at Millennium Park, Chicago.
Equitable
401 North Michigan—formerly known as the Equitable Building—rises along the Chicago River into the overcast Illinois sky.
Standing Tall Over the Bean
Chicago’s Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower and 340 on the Park rise above Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, colloquially known as “The Bean”.
Steel Wave
Architectural detail of Chicago’s Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavillion, an open-air concert venue designed by Frank Gehry and opened in 2004.
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