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Formerly: The Allerton Building Built: 1892-1893 Renovated: 1988 Renovated: 1976 Renovated: 1962 Renovated: 1958 Renovated: 1924 Type: Museum Location: 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicao, United States
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L
ike the city’s other great museum, the Field Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago is housed in a building whose majesty is only surpassed by the depth of the collection inside. Columns, arches, and a grand staircase make sure visitors know this is an important building. Those who don’t know will be eaten by the lion statues guarding the entrance. This grand building was erected for the World’s Columbian Exposition, which did more to shape Chicago’s architectural destiny than Donald Trump ever will. It has undergone no fewer than 11 additions, renovations, and restorations to make it what it is today.
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>This was formerly the site of the Inter-State Exposition Building in Lakefront Park, erected in 1873 and designed by W.W. Boyington.
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