The theater hosts big-name live music concerts, theatrical performances, stand-up comedy, and special events. Today, it continues to operate as a performing arts venue with seating for 3,600 patrons. Through the years, the Chicago Theatre has hosted premiere films, stage shows, live jazz, and a variety of live entertainment.Ī restoration was completed on the theater in 1986. Exquisite murals adorn the inside auditorium ceiling.
The theater's grand lobby is lavishly decorated and features a beautiful staircase that sweeps up to the mezzanine and balcony levels. The ornate building features French Baroque-style architecture and stands seven stories high.
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This theater opened in 1921 as a grand movie palace, promoted as the "Wonder Theatre of the World." In the theater's early years, silent films were screened accompanied by live orchestras and their in-house Wurlitzer theatre organ. The building houses the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel (floors 1-18), as well as condos that can be rented.Ĭhicago Theatre is a legendary theater located in Chicago's lively downtown area. One of the most unique buildings in the world each balcony is unique in size and shape giving the appearance of water flowing in waves. The green roof on top of the tower base is one of the largest in Chicago. The result is a building composed of irregularly shaped concrete floor slabs which lend the facade an undulating, sculptural quality. To capture views of nearby landmarks for Aqua's residents, Gang stretched its balconies outward by as much as 12 feet. The Aqua was named the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2009 skyscraper of the year and was shortlisted in 2010 for the biannual International Highrise Award. Designed by a team led by Jeanne Gang, the building is the tallest in the world, at 859 ft, to have a woman as lead architect. Aqua is an 86-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago. The Aqua Tower is located on the 200 block of North Columbus Drive and is surrounded by high-rises.
Take this self-guided walking tour to explore the Loop District’s most iconic constructions that have contributed to a great deal of Chicago’s worldwide fame. Its neighbouring landmark, the historic Rookery Building (1888), best exemplifies the development of the Chicago school with a unique style featuring exterior load-bearing walls and an interior steel frame, which at the time provided a transition between accepted and new building techniques.Īmong other historic architectural gems are the Chicago Theatre – one of the city’s most-photographed structures for its flashing marquee built in 1921 the iconic Union Station, whose high ceilings and Corinthian columns inspire a sense of awe since 1925 or the Harold Washington Library Center, whose dramatically beautiful exterior, featuring five massive owls looking down from the top, is hard to miss. Meanwhile, the Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) is still the 2nd-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, standing in the western Loop – the heart of the city's financial district. One of the tallest high rises built during Chicago’s skyscraper boom of 2000-2009, it is noted for the unique design of its balconies, which give the building a remarkable silhouette. Start your walking tour with Aqua Tower’s rippling facade of irregular balconies, praised by architecture critics for its fascinating visual impact.
The multi-layered Loop District, in particular, offers an extensive number of Chicago’s famous architectural “must-sees” – from modern skyscrapers to historic buildings that were instrumental in their development. Chicago features an outstanding architectural legacy, having long been connected with some of architecture's most important names: Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, Holabird & Root, and others.
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