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- Page 1 21033 Chicago Illinois, USA...
- Page 2 Chicago Known as the Windy City, Chicago rises up from the shores the third largest city in the USA, with 77 distinct districts and of Lake Michigan to present the perfect image of a modern a population of nearly three million people. American metropolis.
- Page 4 Willis Tower ™ Located in the heart of the city, the 110-story Willis Tower was completed in 1974 at a cost of $175 million. The tower was the first to use the “bundled-tubular” construction principle, where nine independent sections were joined together to provide extra stability against Chicago’s high winds.
- Page 6 Cloud Gate Designed by British artist Anish Kapoor, the 110-ton (99,790.3 kg) elliptical sculpture is forged from a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66 ft.
- Page 7 © Walter Mitchell...
- Page 8 DuSable Bridge The DuSable Bridge is where the famous Michigan Avenue Alexander III Bridge over the Seine in Paris. The double-deck crosses the Chicago River and is both a beautiful work of bridge with highways on both levels opens up to allow boats art and a great civil engineering feat.
- Page 9 The Wrigley Building ™ Standing on a triangular piece of land at the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River, The Wrigley Building has been an iconic part of the city’s skyline for over 95 years. The Wrigley Building consists of two towers, completed in 1921 and 1924, connected by walkways at the 3rd and 14th floors.
- Page 10 Big Red This simple, rectangular International Style structure was completed in 1973 and is famous for its eye-catching red color. The 600 ft. (183 m) tall building is also renowned for using its lights and windows to display messages during festive and sporting events.
- Page 45 With only 44 stories, Big Red is not a massive structure by Chicago standards.
- Page 46 The total floor area of the building is 1,299,990 sq. ft. (120,773 m...
- Page 48 The sculpture was assembled in California and sailed through the Panama Canal and St Lawrence Seaway to Chicago.
- Page 49 The entire sculpture is cleaned and washed twice a year with 40 US gallons (150 liters) of liquid detergent.
- Page 57 Within the tower, there are 25 miles (40.2 km) of plumbing, 1,500 miles (2,414 km) of electric wiring, 80 miles (129 km) of elevator cable, and 145,000 light fixtures.
- Page 64 The tower weighs more than 222,500 tons (201,848,605 kg), took three years to complete and used enough concrete to make an eight-lane, five mile long (8 km) highway.
- Page 70 The four bridge houses provide a canvas for bas-relief sculptures depicting pivotal moments in the city’s history.
- Page 71 Each leaf weighs 3,400 tons (3,084,428 kg), but due to the fine balance of the counterweights, two 108-horsepower motors are able to open and close the bridge.
- Page 73 When The Wrigley Building opened, there was an observatory above the 26th floor in the Clock Tower. Admission was 5 cents and included a piece of Wrigley gum. The Clock Tower was inspired by La Giralda, which is now part of Spain’s Seville Cathedral.
- Page 76 The Wrigley Building was the first to be air-conditioned in Chicago and the tallest at the time of its construction.
- Page 77 There are 1,632 steps from the main lobby to the observatory on level 94 of the tower.
- Page 81 The tower’s design was tested to withstand winds of 132 miles per hour (212.4 km per hour).
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- Page 94 Asia. This connection was confirmed in the early 1960s with the launch of the LEGO ‘Scale Model’ line. It matched the spirit The introduction of our LEGO Architecture Studio set echoes of the age where modern architects were redefining how the ambitions of the earlier LEGO ‘Scale Model’...
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- Page 96 Celebrate the world of architecture and collect all the models 21024 21030 Louvre United States Capitol Building 21026 21019 21034 London Venice The Eiffel Tower...
- Page 97 21029 21032 Buckingham Palace Sydney 21028 21027 21031 New York City Burj Khalifa Berlin...
- Page 98 References: Pictures - © Shutterstock © Offset Text - www.johnhancockcenterchicago.com www.willistower.com www.thewrigleybuilding.com www.cityofchicago.org www.architecture.org Customer Service Kundenservice Service Consommateurs Servicio Al Consumidor LEGO.com/service or dial 00800 5346 5555 : 1-800-422-5346 :...
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