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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Loop South 333 North Michigan Building |
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Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root |
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333 N. Michigan Ave. |
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1928 |
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Art Deco |
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The building's base is sheathed in polished granite, in shades of black and purple. Its upper stories, which are set back in dramatic fashion to correspond to the city's 1923 zoning ordinance, are clad in buff-colored limestone and dark terra cotta. 396 feet (121 m) 34 floors |
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Carbide & Carbon Building behind 333 North Michigan |
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333 North Michigan, 360 North Michigan, Mather Tower and 35 East Wacker |
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333 North Michigan is an art deco skyscraper located in the Loop community
area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Architecturally, it is
noted for its dramatic upper-level setbacks that were inspired by the
1923 skyscraper zoning laws. Geographically, it is known as one of the
four 1920s flanks of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (along with the Wrigley
Building, Tribune Tower and the London Guarantee Building). Additionally, it is known as the geographic beneficiary of the jog in Michigan Avenue, which makes it visible along the Magnificent Mile as the building that seems to be in the middle of the road at the foot of this stretch of road (pictured at left).[1][2] The building was designed by Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root and completed in 1928.[1] It is 396 feet (120.7 m) tall, and has 34 storeys. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 7, 1997.[1] It is located on the short quarter mile stretch of Michigan Avenue between the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District and the Magnificent Mile. One of the city's most outstanding Art Deco-style skyscrapers, it is one of four buildings surrounding the Michigan Avenue Bridge that define one of the city's--and nation's--finest urban spaces. The building's prominence is further heightened by its unique site. Due to the jog of Michigan Avenue at the bridge, the building is visible the length of North Michigan Avenue, appearing to be located in the center of the street. |
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With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
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