Chicago Water Tower
| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Chicago (Illinois, United States) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | creation date: 1867-1869, restoration date: 1978 | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | creation date: 1966-1970 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | en_US |
| dc.creator | Graham, Bruce | en_US |
| dc.creator | Boyington, William W. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Loebl Schlossman and Hackl | en_US |
| dc.date | 1867-1869 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-11-25T18:22:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-11-25T18:22:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1867-1869 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 115720 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/30620 | en_US |
| dc.description | 875 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611806 North Michigan, Chicago, IL 60611 | en_US |
| dc.description | exterior, partial view with Chicago Water Tower to the left | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | height: 154 feet | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | height: 1,107 feet | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | aluminum | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | glass (material) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | limestone | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | steel | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | travertine | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 133526 | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 133279 | en_US |
| dc.rights | (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Skyscrapers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Commercial buildings | en_US |
| dc.subject | Office buildings | en_US |
| dc.subject | High-rise buildings | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water towers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture, Modern --20th century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public works | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture --United States | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gothic revival (Architecture) | en_US |
| dc.subject | High-rise apartment buildings | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stone buildings | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Multipurpose buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago | en_US |
| dc.title | Chicago Water Tower | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Old Water Tower | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | John Hancock Center | en_US |
| dc.type | Image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | IL 31-3 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | American | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Apartment | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Skyscraper | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Office building | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Water tower | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | architect: William W. Boyington (American, 1818-1898), architectural firm: restoration by Loebl Schlossman and Hackl (American, 1976-) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | architectural firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (American, 1939-), architect: Bruce Graham (American, 1925-) | en_US |
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