芝加哥最令人印象深刻的建筑

芝加哥的天际线反映了各种建筑设计，资源丰富和创新。街市大部分建筑都在1871年的伟大芝加哥火灾中被摧毁 - 一个值得注意的例外，成为静态水塔 - 然后掀起建设赛事来利用世界上最好的建筑师重建城市。芝加哥quickly became the birthplace of the skyscraper with the completion of the Home Insurance Building in 1885. Today, the three tallest buildings in Chicago are the Willis Tower (known as the Sears Tower if you’re a Chicagoan), Trump International Hotel and Tower, and the Aon Center.

除了摩天大楼，芝加哥还为其于简易别墅，Graystones和Cathedrals而闻名。这城市的博物馆非常令人惊叹，每个人都可以同意争吵领域，芝加哥幼崽并建于1914年，应包括在标记的架构列表中。

最好的，最有趣的是了解一些Windy City的着名建筑的方法乘船游览与芝加哥建筑中心(或者是芝加哥其他一个惊人的水上旅游）在那里，您可以在芝加哥河沿着秀丽建筑物的鸭子的看法。On a cruise, you’ll learn about shifts in design from load-bearing to skeleton frame construction, you’ll get a snippet of Chicago’s gangster history, and you’ll be able to see how the Chicago Civic Opera building looks like a colossal chair with protruding arms. Of course, you can also take a walking tour—Chicago is compact and easy to get around on foot.