Chicago - Architecture & Cityscape

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Chicago Theater: II [Auditorium]

Chicago Theater: Auditorium..
The auditorium has 3,550 seats, and it's opulent.
For the sake of some sort of organization in imge-postings, I'm diving them as
- Proscenium Arch details
- Wall details
- Ceiling details
AND..
- Murals [covered in a seperate post, click here..

PROSCENIUM ARCH deatils..
What is procenium arch?
Dictionary.com expalins..
In theatrical design, the arch that frames a stage, separating it from the auditorium.

Apollo, the Sun God on his chariot..
For more murals, click here..

WALL details
Since all the photographs were taken sitting oon one seat, there was not much scope of manuvering. Here are some images of one corner of the wall..

CEILING Details..

All these images were taken, sitting on one seat, as on stage the graduation ceremony of my niece was in progress...

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Chicago Theater: I [Lobby]

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Chicago Cityscape from Cityscape Bar, Holiday Inn..

Chicago River - main branch..

Chicago River - south branch..

333 Wacker Drive..

Merchandise Mart..

Cityscape Bar, Holiday Inn..

Cityscape Bar, Holiday Inn..

RELATED LINKS..
Chicago Cityscape Series..

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Chicago Cityscape from Cliff Dwellers - I [Random Images]

Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain.. click here..

Crown Fountain - by Jaume Plensa.. click here..

Jay Pritzker Pavilion - by Frank Gehry.. click here..

BP Pedestrian Bridge - by Frank Gehry.. click here..

Cloud Gate / The Bean - by Anish Kapoor.. click here..

Chicago Cultural Center [Random Images]

The Gilded Staircase, at the Fifth Floor, Washington Street..

Chicago Public Library/ Chicago Cultural Center..
Address: 78 E. Washington St.
Year Built: 1897
Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: November 15, 1976..
For more on Chicago Cultural Center, click here..

RELATED LINKS..
Chicago Cultural Center..