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| The John Hancock building, once the world's tallest, looms starkly black above the gothic-rococo Old Water Tower, built 1869 Ref:MKUSC383 |  |
| 333 West Wacker Drive--reflections complement the building's graceful curve Ref:MKUSC384 |  |
| Mixed styles where Michigan Avenue meets Wacker Drive Ref:MKUSC385 |  |
| The 1920s Wrigley Building at dusk; long associated with chewing gum, the Wrigley enterprise is constantly expanding its interests Ref:MKUSC386 |  |
| The east Chicago river looking inland with its back to Lake Michigan Ref:MKUSC387 |  |
| The Navy Pier, at the mouth of the Chicago river, has a long tradition of boat rides and sailing, culture (Shakespeare plays, a stained glass museum) and honkytonk funfair Ref:MKUSC388 |  |
| A Navy Pier attraction--an eyecatching ferris wheel Ref:MKUSC389 |  |
| For footsore tourists a trolley service eases sightseeing Ref:MKUSC390 |  |
| Lake Michigan, then and now, from the Navy Pier Ref:MKUSC391 |  |
| The Eurodollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the world's busiest futures market Ref:MKUSC392 |  |
| What's on at the Opera--Chicago, famous for the blues, is rich in every kind of music Ref:MKUSC393 |  |
| Sara Paretsky, author of exceptional works of crime fiction and creator of V.I. (Victoria) Warshawski, a Chicago sleuth par excellence Ref:MKUSC394 |  |
| Barack Obama, elected to the U.S Senate in November 2004; elected President of the United States in November 2008 Ref:MKUSC395 |  |
| The Chicago Art Institute, among Chicago's most hallowed and widely visited institutions Ref:MKUSC396 |  |
| Clean lines and glass, as in the gleaming Swissôtel, feature predominantly in Chicago's newest and most striking architecture Ref:MKUSC397 |  |
| The Jay Pritzker Pavilion within the Millennium Park bears the characteristically vibrant mark of architect Frank Gehry Ref:MKUSC398 |  |
| A dynamic feature of the Millennium Park is the playful walk-through Cloud Gate sculpture by Anish Kapoor Ref:MKUSC399 |  |
| Faces that smile and spout water on two towering glass blocks form the Millennium Park's eyecatching Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa Ref:MKUSC400 |  |
| Joan Miró's singular style is displayed in a tall and slender downtown sculpture Ref:MKUSC401 |  |
| Louise Nevelson's striking leggy sculpture enhances a city forecourt Ref:MKUSC402 |  |
| Jean Dubuffet's contribution to Chicago's civic art--Monument with Standing Beast Ref:MKUSC403 |  |
| Henry Moore's significantly mushroom-capped sculpture beside a Chicago University student dorm marks the site where Enrico Fermi inaugurated the atomic age on 2 December 1942 with the first self-sustaining controlled nuclear chain and reactor Ref:MKUSC404 |  |
| The home and studio in Chicago's Oak Park neighborhood of celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright between 1889 and 1909. Here he raised his family and designed many notable buildings Ref:MKUSC405 |  |
| Chicago's famous skyline in the hazy distance beyond the golden sands of the 31st Street lakeshore beach Ref:MKUSC406 |  |
| Ivy-covered walls in the University of Chicago quad provide a suitably academic tone to relaxed study beside Botany Pond Ref:MKUSC407 |  |
| A city style combining function and ornament at the lively junction of Chicago Avenue and Michigan Avenue Ref:MKUSC408 |  |
| In the Chicago Place Food Court the decor's vivid theme is Chicago's own cherished skyline Ref:MKUSC409 |  |
| The Cubs signify national league baseball at the renowned Wrigley Field; a car numberplate proclaims sporting power, pride and passion Ref:MKUSC410 |  |