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Name	Category	Location

311 South Wacker Drive Be the First to Rate It Map \| The first of three towers intended for the site, this pale pink...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

333 West Wacker Drive Be the First to Rate It Map \| This green-glazed beauty doesn't follow the rules. Its riverside...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive Be the First to Rate It Map \| These twin apartment towers overlooking Lake Michigan were an...	Architectural Sites	River North

Aon Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| With the open space of Millennium Park at its doorstep, the Aon...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Carbide & Carbon Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Designed in 1929 by Daniel and Hubert Burnham, sons of the renowned...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Chase Tower Be the First to Rate It Map \| This building's graceful swoop -- a novelty when it went up...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Chicago Cultural Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in1897 as the city's original public library, this huge...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Daley Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| Named for the late mayor Richard J. Daley, this boldly plain...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Dearborn Station Be the First to Rate It Map \| Chicago's oldest standing passenger train station, a South Loop...	Architectural Sites	South Loop

Donohue Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The first major printing facility in Printers Row, this 1883...	Architectural Sites	South Loop

Fine Arts Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| This creaky building was constructed in 1895 to house the showrooms...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Franklin Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in 1888 and initially the home of the Franklin Company...	Architectural Sites	South Loop

Historic Water Tower Be the First to Rate It Map \| This famous Michigan Avenue structure, completed in 1867, was...	Architectural Sites	Near North

Hyatt Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| At 48 stories, the headquarters of this hospitality group is...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Inland Steel Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| A runt compared to today's tall buildings, this crisp, sparkling...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

John Hancock Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| Designed by the same team that designed the Sears Tower (Skidmore...	Architectural Sites	Near North

Marina City Be the First to Rate It Map \| Likened to everything from corncobs to the towers of Antonio...	Architectural Sites	River North

Marquette Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Like a slipcover over a sofa, the clean, geometric facade of...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Monadnock Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in two segments a few years apart, the Monadnock captures...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Moore-Dugal Home Be the First to Rate It Map \| Don't miss the Moore-Dugal Home, built in 1895, which reflects...	Architectural Sites	Oak Park

North Avenue Baths Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The anchor of the North-Milwaukee-Damen intersection is the striking...	Architectural Sites	Bucktown

Park Tower Be the First to Rate It Map \| A relative newcomer to the neighborhood (2000), this high-end...	Architectural Sites	Near North

Pontiac Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| An early Chicago School skyscraper -- note its classic rectangular...	Architectural Sites	South Loop

Rookery Be the First to Rate It Map \| Called the Rookery for the crowlike birds that used to nest here...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Santa Fe Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Also known as the Railway Exchange Building, this structure was...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Sears Tower Be the First to Rate It Map \| In Chicago, size matters. This soaring 110-story skyscraper...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Smurfit-Stone Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Some wags have said this building, with its diamond-shape top...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Symphony Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| Orchestra Hall, home to the acclaimed Chicago Symphony Orchestra...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Tribune Tower Be the First to Rate It Map \| In 1922 Chicago Tribune publisher Colonel Robert McCormick chose...	Architectural Sites	Near North

Two Prudential Plaza Be the First to Rate It Map \| Nicknamed "Two Pru," this glass-and-granite giant is the older...	Architectural Sites	The Loop

Water Works Pumping Station Be the First to Rate It Map \| Water is still pumped to some of the city residents at a rate...	Architectural Sites	Near North

Wheeler Mansion Be the First to Rate It Map \| At the intersection of Calumet and Cullerton avenues is the Wheeler...	Architectural Sites	Prairie Avenue

Wrigley Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Two structures built several years apart and later connected...	Architectural Sites	Near North

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