Tulips
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Popular with locals and tourists alike, there may be no better time to visit the city than when the tulips are in full bloom in late April and May, when Chicago really lives up to its motto Urbs inЧитать далее
Chicago Theatre
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
The Chicago Theatre was the first large, lavish movie palace in America and was the prototype for all others. This beautiful movie palace was constructed for $4 million by theatre owners Barney andЧитать далее
What Time is it?
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
The former flagship Marshall Field and Company Building location on State Street in the Loop of downtown Chicago was officially renamed Macy's on State Street on September 9, 2006.
This clock isЧитать далее
Always Look Up
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Named to the National Register of Historic Places, the multi-story atriums in Chicago’s Macy’s include Corinthian columns, skylights and the world's largest Tiffany vaulted ceiling.
Tiffany Glass
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Above the cosmetic counters, there is a 6,000-square-foot mosaic made of over one million pieces of glass. Completed in 1907, the mosaic was designed by Louis C. Tiffany, art director of famed TiffanyЧитать далее
Home Insurance Building
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
In architectural history, one structure stands as the leader of a new era—the Home Insurance Building. Completed in 1885 on LaSalle Street between Adams and Monroe, it holds the distinction of beingЧитать далее
Blick Art Supplies
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Blick Art Supplies is the current resident of this very unique building that was made in 1934. This was originally a German restaurant and there is even an ornate glockenspiel clock, whose smallЧитать далее
Snoopy in a Blender
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Monument with Standing Beast is a sculpture by Jean Dubuffet in front of the Helmut Jahn designed James R. Thompson Center in the Loop community area of Chicago. For whatever reason, it’sЧитать далее
Chicago’s White Elephant
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
The state of Illinois sold the Thompson Center — which once housed thousands of state workers — in March 2022 to The Prime Group after the building fell into more than $300 million worth ofЧитать далее
Under Construction
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Here’s a look inside the Thompson Center to see all the construction that is underway to make it ready for Google to move in. To me, this looks more like a sports arena than office space.
First United Methodist Church of Chicago
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
This 568-foot-tall skyscraper is the tallest church building in the world, topping the spire heights of Europe's grand cathedrals. It serves as a Neo-Gothic monument to the Methodists’ commitment toЧитать далее
City Hall
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
The next place we visited on our tour was Chicago’s city hall. I loved the architecture here and it reminded me of some of the area I’ve been to in New York. I’m guessing that I wasn’t payingЧитать далее
The Picasso
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Standing 50 feet tall and weighing over 160 tons, the Chicago Picasso in Daley Plaza is much more than just artwork to Chicagoans. The untitled Picasso sculpture that originally sparked controversy inЧитать далее
Unnamed
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Nobody really knows what this sculpture is supposed to be because Picasso never named it or offered any explanation about it when it was unveiled. In the first photo it looks like an animal, maybe aЧитать далее
Four Seasons
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Four Seasons is a 1974 mosaic by Marc Chagall that is located in Chase Tower Plaza in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois. The mosaic was a gift to the City of Chicago by Frederick H. Prince (viaЧитать далее
Chagall’s Four Seasons
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Composed of thousands of inlaid chips in over 250 colors, Marc Chagall’s mosaic artwork The Four Seasons portrays six scenes of Chicago. It features a vocabulary of images informed by the artist’sЧитать далее
Our Tour Group
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
This is our Tours by Foot group by the Four Seasons mosaic. I’m surprised that so many people showed up for this. It’s the biggest Tours by Foot tour we’ve ever been on.
Palmer House
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
The historic Palmer House in Chicago has boasted the bronze peacock doors since it re-debuted in 1873 after being forced to close in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Tiffany & Co.’s LouisЧитать далее
More Tulips
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Over 100,000 blubs are planted in Chicago each year. Chicago’s tulips come from the Netherlands and planting takes place between October and November. The bulbs are then removed in late spring andЧитать далее
Passing Through
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
We’re taking a shortcut through the Palmer Hotel building and, since I was paying attention this time, I learned that brownies were invented here. As the story goes, Bertha Palmer (wife of hotelЧитать далее
The L
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Although subways were the choice in other growing cities like New York and London, Chicago selected elevated railways because they were cheaper to construct and did not require much digging There wereЧитать далее
Get Your Kicks…
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Countless motorists have rambled along the “double six,” stopping to pay homage to the stunning natural landscapes, important historical landmarks, and iconic (as well as just plain wacky)Читать далее
On the Prowl
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Although Chicago's famous lions have no official names, sculptor Edward Kemeys described the north lion as “on the prowl” while the south lion “stands in an attitude of defiance.” TheseЧитать далее
Crain Communications Building
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Popularly known as the “Diamond Building”, this skyscraper became very famous after being featured prominently in the 1987 movie “Adventures in Babysitting”.
Faces of Chicago
3 мая 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
The two identical 50-foot towers project video images of Chicago citizens, a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculptured with openЧитать далее