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  2. Category:Statues in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Chicago) Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Chicago) Statue of Benito Juárez (Chicago) Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Chicago) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago) Statue of Irv Kupcinet; Statue of Leif Erikson (Chicago) Statue of Michael Jordan; Statue of Richard J. Oglesby; Statue of Robert Cavelier de La Salle

  3. List of Chicago Landmarks - Wikipedia

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    Glessner House, designated on October 14, 1970, as one of the first official Chicago Landmarks Night view of the top of The Chicago Board of Trade Building at 141 West Jackson, an address that has twice housed Chicago's tallest building Chicago Landmark is a designation by the Mayor and the City Council of Chicago for historic sites in Chicago, Illinois. Listed sites are selected after meeting ...

  4. List of public art in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Alexander Hamilton: Lincoln Park: 1952 () John Angel: Sculpture: Bronze: Chicago Park District: More images: Statue of Alexander von Humboldt: Humboldt Park: 1892 () Felix Görling Sculpture: Bronze: Chicago Park District: Bronze Cow Statue: Chicago Cultural Center: 2001 () Peter Hanig: Sculpture: Bronze: Height: 4.5 feet (1.4 m ...

  5. Midway Plaisance - Wikipedia

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    A view of the memorial on the Midway to Thomas Masaryk by sculptor Albín Polášek, represented as a legendary Knight of Blaník Mountain. The word "plaisance" is both the French spelling of and a quaint obsolete spelling for "pleasance", itself an obscure word in this context meaning "a pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water".

  6. Midway Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Midway Gardens (opened in 1914, demolished in 1929) was a 360,000 square feet [1] indoor/outdoor entertainment facility in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright , who also collaborated with sculptors Richard Bock and Alfonso Iannelli on the famous "sprite" sculptures decorating ...

  7. Grant Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Grant Park map. Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km 2) park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus.

  8. Statue of Sveta Sofia - Wikipedia

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    The statue was intended as a symbol for better times in the new millennium, and was erected in two days from December 25–27, 2000 in a spot once occupied by a statue of Lenin. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Statue of Sofia is named after the capital of Bulgaria, which in turn is named after the Saint Sophia Church .

  9. Miró's Chicago - Wikipedia

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    It is located between the Cook County Administration Building and the Chicago Temple Building in the downtown Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. [3] This location is directly to the south of the Daley Center, and nearly directly south of the Chicago Picasso. The sculpture was unveiled in this space, called Brunswick Plaza, on April 21 ...