German Immigrants Classicize Geothe
To celebrate their own presence in Chicago, German immigrants drew on...
Category Archives: Architecture
Caryatids Adorn Major Museums
Field Museum Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens The architecture of both the Field...
Socrates Goes to Federal Court
The Old Federal Building that once stood on the...
An Artist’s View of the Democratic Significance of the LaSalle Corridor in the Loop
Above the doorway at 120 North La Salle Street a mosaic...
Aesop’s Fables Grace Gothic Revival Buildings
Carvings of creatures from Aesop’s fables by American sculptor Rene Paul...
A UFO atop an ancient temple?
By John Sullivan “Monstrosity of the Midway,” “Eyesore on Lake...
A Downtown Pompeian Villa
In the 1950s the luxurious Congress Hotel on South Michigan Avenue...
Temples of Finance
Financial institutions everywhere in the US resemble Greek temples. This is...
Burnham Summons Pericles in behalf of Immigrants
In 1896, master planner and architect Daniel Burnham appealed to the...
Atlas-Spotting in “City of the Big Shoulders”
Visual representations of Atlas can be found throughout Chicago, though perhaps...
A Phoenix Rising
After the Great Fire of 1871, the sight of devastated buildings with...
