The Chicago Cultural Center, the
main center of the information center for tourists, to ask some questions about
the Pullman Historic District, a planned industrial community, built in 1880 by industrial magnate George Pullman, creator of the famous Pullman
sleeper cars. For more information about this district spoke with one of the
receptionists volunteers that staff the Chicago Cultural Center and offer their
local knowledge to visitors free of charge. The Chicago Greeter program today
offers 150 greeters speaking 20 languages and the Greeter program is one of
the best ways to see the city through the eyes of a local resident.
The good thing is that the city of Chicago also offers
"InstaGreeters" - local volunteers / experts that take people to the
center of the walking tours, without the need for prior registration.
The Chicago Cultural Center was dedicated in 1897 as the home city Public Library. It is an impressive building limestone face with intricate details, marble staircases, patterned ceilings, beautiful floor mosaics and two impressive stained glass domes. Now houses the Cultural Centre reception centers, information from various galleries, exhibition spaces and conferences in the city, the Landmark Chicago Gallery which displays photographs of the permanent collection of Chicago landmarks, the Claudia Cassidy theater 294 seats and theater studio and various other facilities. You can even get married in the Chicago Cultural Center.
Designed in the Beaux Arts style by the Boston firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, the Chicago Cultural Center was completed in 1897 and dedicated as Chicago Public Library of the original city. To begin, Don told us that the city of Chicago is an Indian word for "stinking onion swamp". He also explained that Chicago is a city of superlatives: 3 of the 10 tallest buildings in the world are here. Chicago is also widely considered the birthplace of modern architecture and a living museum of architecture, featuring some of the most famous architects in the world, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe Frank Gehry.
Chicago likes to do everything big. the largest public library in the world is located here: Harold Washington Library Center houses 2 million books. Chicago is also the tallest building in the US (excluding Pentagon): Merchandise Mart has 90 acres of space, housed in an Art Deco landmark. Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park is one of the largest fountains in the world. Chicago also has the only river in the world that flows backwards. Engineers reversed the Chicago River in 1900 for sanitary purposes. Here's another interesting fact: Chicago also has the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw.
Our local expert Don took us through the building and we both domes show windows, showrooms, the collection of photographs of monuments in Chicago, and continue along the line of superlatives, Don gave us a brief summary Millennium Park, located across Michigan Avenue from the Chicago cultural Center. Our Chicago Greeter Don, a vice president in the old Motorola, is very knowledgeable about the history of Chicago and very passionate about his city. Overall, Chicago has more than 7,300 acres of the park, 552 parks, 33 beaches, nine museums, two world-class conservatories, 16 historic lagoons, 10 gardens wildlife birds and animals, and it is not surprising that Chicago won numerous awards, including "best city in the world" and other prizes.
With the help of Don, we have a good overview of the cultural center and a little knowledge about the interesting history of Chicago. It was the perfect preparation for our visit to the Pullman Historic District, an industrial community created by George Pullman, an industrial despot, but a visionary social entrepreneur who, according to Don, was universally despised.
0 komentar