Chicago Cultural Center

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cultural center landmark public building tourist attraction

The Chicago Cultural Center is a landmark arts and civic building in downtown Chicago known for its free public cultural programming and stunning stained-glass domes.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chicago Cultural Center complex 2
Chicago Civic Center 1
Chicago Cultural Center (as Chicago Public Library) 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural center ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
public building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
address 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
admissionPolicy free admission ⓘ
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ
city Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentFunction civic building ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ
event space ⓘ
exhibition space ⓘ
performance venue ⓘ
designatedAs Chicago Landmark ⓘ
designedBy Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge ⓘ
hasFeature Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall ⓘ
surface form: Grand Army of the Republic Rotunda

Preston Bradley Hall ⓘ
Tiffany glass dome in Preston Bradley Hall ⓘ
exhibition galleries ⓘ
glass dome in GAR Rotunda ⓘ
marble staircases ⓘ
meeting rooms ⓘ
mosaic floors ⓘ
performance spaces ⓘ
heritageStatus historic building ⓘ
knownFor Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
Tiffany glass dome ⓘ
free public cultural programming ⓘ
mosaics and marble interiors ⓘ
stained-glass domes ⓘ
landmarkDesignationBy Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: City of Chicago
landmarkDesignationYear 1976 ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

Illinois ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

downtown Chicago ⓘ
locatedOn East Washington Street ⓘ
North Michigan Avenue ⓘ
material glass ⓘ
marble ⓘ
mosaic tile ⓘ
near Grant Park ⓘ
Millennium Park ⓘ
offers art exhibitions ⓘ
dance performances ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ
lectures ⓘ
music performances ⓘ
public programs ⓘ
opened 1897 ⓘ
operatedBy Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events ⓘ
surface form: Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
originalFunction Chicago Public Library ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Public Library main branch

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall ⓘ
ownedBy Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: City of Chicago
publicAccess open to the public ⓘ
yearCompleted 1897 ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daniel Burnham → architectOf → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Cultural Center (as Chicago Public Library)
Chicago Loop → contains → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Richard J. Daley Center → formerName → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Civic Center
Loop → hasCulturalInstitution → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Loop → hasLandmark → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall → locatedIn → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Preston Bradley Hall → locatedInBuilding → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Santa Fe Building (Chicago) → near → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Cloud Gate → nearby → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
Charles Allerton Coolidge → notableWork → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center)
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall → partOf → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Cultural Center complex
Preston Bradley Hall → partOf → Chicago Cultural Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Cultural Center complex