Places Around World
25. Chicago Architecture Centre
The Chicago architectural foundation now known as the Chicago architecture Centre is a non-profit cultural organisation which opened recently in the year 2018. The foundation claims that its aim is to provide the public with an overview of the rich history of architecture that Chicago boasts of. Floor to ceiling glass panels adorn the centre and reward visitors with the views of the river walk and Chicago’s two most iconic buildings including the tribune tower and the Wrigley building. Fascinating galleries like the skyscraper a gallery are part of this Epic museum which features miniature models of the world’s tallest structures and a real life miniature model of the city of Chicago. The latter includes 4200 buildings and displays the great Chicago fire.
If you are also enlightened by the wonderful architecture of Chicago, the Chicago architecture Centre is all that you need to see. There are a lot of reasons why you might want to visit the centre. Primarily, it sits on the river walk of Chicago. Therefore you can also enjoy a stroll at the trail which is populated by cafes bars and monuments later on.
Secondly, it was built by mies van der rohe. The building is renowned for its international style architecture that the architect brought with him from pre-world war 2 Germany. As mentioned before there is a brilliant skyscraper gallery on the second floor of the building which is full of the most wonderful skyscrapers and buildings that adorn the world today. This gallery constitutes a replica model of almost every towering building in the world including the Burj Khalifa and Kuala Lumpur.
