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The Art Institute of Chicago

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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