Hour Chicago
eBook - ePub

Hour Chicago

Twenty-five 60-Minute Self-guided Tours of Chicago's Great Architecture and Art

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hour Chicago

Twenty-five 60-Minute Self-guided Tours of Chicago's Great Architecture and Art

About this book

Chicago's marvelous architecture and the great paintings and sculpture of its famous museums are the stars and focus of this unique new tour guide. In a compact, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-follow format, the book contains twenty-five self-guided tours to the city's world-renowned masterpieces. Each brief tour can be accomplished in roughly an hour. Ms. Slavick arms readers with concise information about the sights they will see, and the book offers photographs and simple maps that make touring a breeze. For the time-challenged, Hour Chicago allows for convenient scheduling-an hour here, an hour there, without having to commit to day-long tours or programs. The travel guide also provides a comprehensive overview, with authoritative background information, on all of the city's memorable architectural and art treasures.

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Information

Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Year
2008
eBook ISBN
9781615780419
Edition
1
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. TOUR 1 Early Chicago Architecture: Prairie Avenue District
  5. TOUR 2 Old Chicago: The Manhattan Building and the Monadnock
  6. TOUR 3 The Financial District
  7. TOUR 4 Government Buildings and the Picasso
  8. TOUR 5 Early Glory: Carson Pirie Scott, Marshall Field’s, the Reliance Building
  9. TOUR 6 Millennium Park and the Chicago Cultural Center
  10. TOUR 7 South Michigan Avenue
  11. TOUR 8 The South End of North Michigan Avenue
  12. TOUR 9 Over the River to the Beginning of the Magnificent Mile
  13. TOUR 10 The Northern Magnificent Mile
  14. TOUR 11 The Chicago River
  15. TOUR 12 North and South Wacker Drive
  16. TOUR 13 Hyde Park and the University of Chicago
  17. TOUR 14 Kenwood
  18. TOUR 15 The Oriental Institute
  19. TOUR 16 The Smart Museum of Art
  20. TOUR 17 The Art Institute of Chicago: 16th Through 18th Centuries
  21. TOUR 18 The Art Institute of Chicago: The 19th Century: The Innovators
  22. TOUR 19 The Art Institute of Chicago: Modernism: The Giants
  23. TOUR 20 The Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Art
  24. TOUR 21 The Art Institute of Chicago: American Art
  25. TOUR 22 The Museum of Contemporary Art
  26. TOUR 23 The National Museum of Mexican Art and Pilsen’s Murals
  27. TOUR 24 Illinois Institute of Technology
  28. TOUR 25 Superior-Huron and West Loop Art Districts
  29. Other Sites to See In and Around Chicago
  30. An Abbreviated Guide to Architectual Styles and Art History
  31. Glossary of Architecture and Art Terms
  32. Photo Credits