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The 1989 Chase Plaza Building placed within the facade
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Cobb & Frost's 1905 Northern Trust Bank (the upper two floors are
an 1928 addition.)
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The Bobsey Twins of classicist Chicago architecture. The Gothic Tribune Tower to the left, the Spanish Renaissance
Wrigley Building to the right
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Johnson & Burgee's 1987 190 S. LaSalle, based on
Burnham & Roots's 1892 Masonic Temple |
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Palazzo anyone? The W (former Midland) Hotel on Adams
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Even older than classicists: Sue the dinosaur in the great hall
of the Field Museum.
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The illuminated tower, cuppolas and dome of the 1926 Jewelers Building (Thielbar & Fugard)
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The monumental columns of the Canal Street arcade of Union Station
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