Chicago is more commonly represented as a solid industrial and economic core of the United States, and if you believe the old American films, as the lair of the powerful Italian mafia led by al Capone. However, the current large city is once of the centers of tourism in the United States, which is a number of million people a year. Chicago has a large number of parks, museums, cutting-edge shopping centers and prestigious restaurants. Metropolis builds on save lake Michigan. It has the opportunity to get used to the well-groomed coastal strip and wonderful city beaches. Take a sun bath, lying on the Golden sand on the background of glass skyscrapers, enjoy swimming and the sun, but after 5 minutes.be ready to plunge into the busy life of the city – in fact that has the ability to be than any other for an intense and inquisitive tourist. Millennium Park is an urban green oasis with an area of 100 thousand m2 in the center of Chicago. It was created at the beginning of the 21st century a
Chicago is more commonly represented as a solid industrial and economic core of the United States, and if you believe the old American films, as the lair of the powerful Italian mafia led by al Capone. However, the current large city is once of the centers of tourism in the United States, which is a number of million people a year.
Chicago has a large number of parks, museums, cutting-edge shopping centers and prestigious restaurants. Metropolis builds on save lake Michigan. It has the opportunity to get used to the well-groomed coastal strip and wonderful city beaches. Take a sun bath, lying on the Golden sand on the background of glass skyscrapers, enjoy swimming and the sun, but after 5 minutes.be ready to plunge into the busy life of the city – in fact that has the ability to be than any other for an intense and inquisitive tourist.
Millennium Park is an urban green oasis with an area of 100 thousand m2 in the center of Chicago. It was created at the beginning of the 21st century and almost immediately became known for the authentic design, comfort and beauty of the landscape. Everywhere in the Park are scattered unusual statues, art objects and installations. On land the flow of the exhibition of cutting edge art. Under the Park there is a railway station and a giant underground Parking.
The original Crown fountain in Millennium Park, designed by Jaume Plence, is a true engineering discovery. The system gives a live plant, located on the large screens-the facades of which spill flow of water. The image on the screens changes every day and is displayed in the Aqua surface of the dark marble pool. For the implementation of this conclusion required quite difficult technical studies.
Sculpture cloud gate on the land of Millennium Park. District inhabitants dubbed it "mirror beans", due to the fact that the contours of the system really resemble a bean bean. The object has reincarnated once from the signs of modern Chicago, the avant-garde of advanced art and the land of inspiration for trendy designers. The design of the statue was developed by a visiting London expert Anish Kapoor.
The waterfront of the naval pier, stretching along lake Michigan for a number of hundreds of meters. The pier was built in the early XX century for purely practical purposes – to provide logistics on the river and lake. Parallel was commissioned tourist ferries. Quite quickly, the inhabitants took a fancy to this space and began to organize picnics there. With the period cafes, equipped children's playgrounds, gardens, shops and attractions were seen.
Paris has the Champs Elysees, new York has 5th Avenue and Chicago has a Beautiful mile. This is a shopping street, the first of the sections of Michigan Avenue, around which the elite areas of the metropolis are located. In these spaces the property is worth a lot of money. Shops, hotels and restaurants are concentrated on the Beautiful mile, here every time a large number of people – as the inhabitants themselves, for example, and the guests of Chicago.
Chicago UNIVERSITY of the arts based in 1879 by the organization of American designers. In 1893, the organization had a fresh room, which is still located. The Museum exhibits a rich collection of Impressionists (Monet, Renoir, Cezanne), and more works by Picasso, Matisse, Warhol and many other virtuous artists. Even in the Chicago University of arts may look at the exhibition of tools, photos, African art and Asian culture.
An extraordinary Museum and at the same time a research middle of the Western hemisphere. It is located in the building, built for the opening of the Global exhibition in 1893. The exhibits are shown in dynamics, almost all of the copies are executed in natural value. For the guys working reduced the steel road, which acts like true, and the puppet Palace.
The field Museum of natural history is located on the shore of lake Michigan, where the collections dedicated to the natural situation of the planet are placed. The exhibition is about 20 million copies, and as a result, a number of days will be needed for a fleeting inspection. The place of the Museum is divided into sections aimed at a certain theme: anthropology, Geology, Zoology. A valuable relic of the Field Museum is the largest remaining skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Galactic space arena and Museum, built on the ways of retired entrepreneur max Adler. The 1st guests were accepted to the planetarium in 1930. Thanks to the generous currency injections of the former entrepreneur, navigation and astronomical mechanisms were purchased for the exhibition in a rather large number. The Chicago planetarium is the 1st planetarium on the us earth.
Large Shedd aquarium on the ground of the Chicago Museum campus. It is one of the largest closed aquariums in the world. There are big whales, sharks, penguins, crocodiles, octopuses and many number of various fishes. Apart from marine inhabitants, Shedd aquarium is home to iguanas, snakes, birds, otters, seals — more than 2000 species of animals and 25 thousand individuals
The Chicago-based center, where exhibitions, demonstrations, shows and other cultural events take place every day. Still here playing childish choir of the metropolis of Chicago. Mid-opened in the late XIX century. In nicholasrachely there were the Chicago public library and Union veterans. Later, both organizations moved to different spaces, and the room had the status of a city cultural center, opened to all hungry.
Chicago arena-a monument of culture of the early XX century, once from the major centers of art in Chicago. Since the opening of the arena was used quite extensively, it took place performances, shows of sorcerers, theater performances, concert of comedians. Every time a large number of people gathered for the performances, for example, as the site quickly captured ethnic commitment. In our days, the fame of the theater remains at the highest level, actors from all States come here on tour.
Chicago skyscraper Willis tower, which was listed as the highest in the world until 2009 (then the championship ran to the Sears tower). Following in the footsteps of indicate in fact that in Chicago every time he has erected the highest skyscrapers in America. Willis tower is made of 110 floors, the height of the building is 442 meters, and together with the antennas on the roof – 527 meters. The key architect of this huge plan was Bruce Graham. The system up to the 90th floor is supported by a system of strong internal supports.
John Hancock business center-a skyscraper of 100 floors, another 1 excellent" high-rise " Chicago. Between the district inhabitants of the skyscraper firmly attached to the title "Big John". Construction was completed by 1970. On the 94th floor there is an observation deck, where you can look at Chicago from a really "mind-blowing" angle. Inside, the skyscraper is divided into the proportion of business and residential areas.
Rigley baseball stadium-field arena for the games of the most famous in the USA appearance of the sport. Stadium every time a sold-out crowd of fans during countless cups. Within 100 years, rigley field is considered to be the economic home of the Chicago cubs team. The stadium gives an open space with the stands installed on the perimeter. On the roofs of nearby dwellings, the lively owners also organized spaces for visitors.
Lincoln Park zoo is on saving lake Michigan, once out of the oldest land of Fresh light. It opened in the middle of the XIX century. At the moment, the zoo is considered one of the most famous attractions of Chicago, he works seven days a week on a fairly comfortable schedule. For animals created a comfortable and natural habitat, sometimes seen, in fact that they are elementary walk between the trees and easily have all chances to get closer to the guests.
Buckingham fountain-a picturesque architectural composition in the territory of grat Park. The fountain was built with the private funds of one of the bankers. The sculptural group is made in the Rococo style and from afar resembles a wedding cake. The four layers of this "cake" symbolize the States surrounding Michigan, and the water jets are the lake itself. In the warmer months, there are light shows, which are attended by several light sources.
The water tower is one of the oldest urban structures preserved since 1869. The tower stretched out the "great fire" of 1871, during which almost the whole metropolis was destroyed. A number one it tried to carry, but the inhabitants stood up for the system. Walks a belief, in fact that in the tower lives the Ghost of a caretaker. During the fire, he climbed to the top and hung himself to avoid the torment of death from the flames.
River Chicago brings together the Majestic lake and the Mexican Bay, the total length of the channel — a bit more than 250 km away. In the end, the violent formation of industrial Chicago in the nineteenth century, the water of the river was completely polluted, subsequently a powerful rain and flooding in the city flared up in the epidemic. In 1900, the riverbed was diverted to the Mississippi river basin. Within the boundaries of the metropolis, 38 drawbridges are thrown across the Chicago river.
Lake Michigan - the largest freshwater lake in the United States, comes into the system of Majestic lakes. Michigan land is entirely located within the borders of the United States, in contrast to other lakes. The pool is called the" third coast of the States " later the Pacific and Atlantic coast, for example, as there are wonderful sandy beaches. Swimming in the lake is possible all summer, including at the end of August the water remains quite warm.
P.S. Traditional dish and drink which I advise to try:
Chicago pizza is a thick pizza with a lot of toppings. This type of pizza was invented by IKE Sewell and Rick Riccardo and was first introduced in 1943 in Pizzeria Uno, operating to this day. The order of ingredients-cake, cheese, filling, sauce on top. There are variations on the thin test.
The Chicago Fizz cocktail - as the name suggests, this classic Fizz was born in the windy city. The name of the Creator, unfortunately, is long forgotten. But mixologists with experience say that the first cocktail "Chicago Fizz" was served in the famous bar of the Waldorf-Astoria.
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