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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

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

Auditorium Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| Hunkered down across from Grant Park, this 110,000-ton granite-and-limestone...	Arts / Performance Venues	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

Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built in 1899, the old-fashioned department store's flagship...	Stores / Malls	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 Board of Trade Be the First to Rate It Map \| Rising dramatically at the end of LaSalle Street -- heart of...	Financial Institutions	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

Chicago Temple Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Gothic-inspired headquarters of the First United Methodist...	Religious Sites	The Loop

Civic Opera House Be the First to Rate It Map \| The handsome home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago is grand indeed...	Arts / Performance Venues	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

Federal Center and Plaza Be the First to Rate It Map \| Designed in 1959, but not completed until 1974, this severe constellation...	Government Buildings	The 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

Grant Park & Buckingham Fountain Be the First to Rate It Map \| Two of Chicago's greatest treasures reside in Grant Park -- the...	Parks	The Loop

Harold Washington Library Center Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| Gargantuan and almost goofy (the huge, gargoyle-like sculptures...	Libraries	The Loop

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

James R. Thompson Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| People either hate or love the center: former governor James...	Government Buildings	The Loop

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

Millennium Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Bean, the fountains, the Disney-esque music pavilion -- all...	Parks	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

Reliance Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The clearly expressed, gleaming verticality that characterizes...	Hotels	The 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

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

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