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Neighborhood: Chicago

It's summertime and Chicago is not only the birthplace of the skyscraper, it’s also where most innovations of skyscraper design originated! What better time to take advangtage of the beauty in Chicago Arcitechture? Take a step back in time to learn the stories behind some world-famous early skyscrapers. 


Highlights include: Burnham and Root’s Rookery (1888), with its Moorish revival exterior and restored Frank Lloyd Wright interior; Adler and Sullivan’s Auditorium Building (1889), a masterpiece of engineering, design and acoustics; Holabird and Roche’s Marquette Building (1895), an outstanding example of the Chicago School of design; and Holabird and Root’s Chicago Board of Trade Building (1930), one of the city’s most glamorous Art Deco skyscrapers.


All tours leave from the Chicago Architecture Foundation's box office. This tour will be 2 hours in duration. 

$17 for 2 Tickets to "Historic Downtown: Rise of the Skyscraper" walking tour from the Chicago Architecture Foundation - $34 value
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