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Chicago Illinois
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Chicago style: The adjective seems to attach itself to
everything from pizza, hot dogs and blues to
architecture and political machines. No matter what the
subject, Chicagoans seem to do things with their own
distinctive flair, creating innovations that resound far
beyond the city's borders. This large and diverse city
is many things at once -a blue-collar town that's full
of high culture and gracious living; a town of
historical importance that's in no way stuck in the
past;a classic Midwestern city with international
importance and an international population.
The world’s first skyscraper was constructed in Chicago
in 1885, spawning the Chicago School of architecture.
Among the renowned architects whose buildings have
shaped the city’s skyline are Louis Sullivan, Frank
Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Helmut Jahn.
In the central part of the city are several of the
tallest buildings in the world, including the Sears
Tower.
In August 1995 the new Navy Pier Center opened in
Chicago. Built on a pier constructed during World War I
(1914-1918), the new center includes a 15,800-sq-m
(170,000–sq-ft) exposition center, an ice-skating rink,
a 3,000-sq-m (32,000-sq-ft) botanical garden, and a
Ferris wheel that is 46 m (150 ft) tall. |
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