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Chicago Cubs columbarium. In 2009, the cemetery added a columbarium specially dedicated to Chicago Cubs fans. [15] The structure is a replica of Wrigley Field's red brick wall, with a stained glass image of the stadium's scoreboard and a yellow 400 foot (120 m) marker. The wall contains 288 niches, and seats from Wrigley Field have been placed ...
Built between 1912 and 1950, Sauganash was conceived by its developers, Koester and Zander, as a haven for middle-class families fleeing the crowded city center. The neighborhood, with its streetscapes, specific housing types, and carefully designed public spaces, was developed as a distinct community, the design and style of which continues to ...
West Argyle Street Historic District (also known as Little Saigon, [1] New Chinatown, and Asia on Argyle) is a historic district in northern Uptown, Chicago, Illinois.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 2010.
After the Great Chicago Fire damaged much of Praha and Italians and Greeks began to move into the area, the Czech community then migrated further south into Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, which they named after Pilsen, Czechia. The first Czech Catholic Church, St. Wenceslaus, was founded at De Koven and Des Plaines streets in 1863.
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road.
1516 – Michelangelo agrees to a new contract with Julius's heirs, who demand the completion of the project. 1520s – Michelangelo carves The Genius of Victory and four unfinished Slaves (now in the Accademia, Florence). 1532 – Michelangelo signs a second new contract, which involves a wall-tomb.
Mount Olivet was consecrated in 1885, and was the first Catholic cemetery to be established in the south side of Chicago. There are over 142,200 people buried at the cemetery, with over 150 annual interments. The cemetery is 93 acres (38 ha) in size.
According to documents discovered in 1981, [4] Michelangelo had been commissioned in 1500 to paint a panel for the funerary chapel at the church of Sant'Agostino in Rome, but in the end gave back the sum received. It is probable that this work was The Entombment, which remained unfinished upon Michelangelo's return to Florence in 1501.