Great Hall

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The Great Hall is the grand, Beaux-Arts style main waiting room of Chicago's Union Station, renowned for its soaring barrel-vaulted ceiling and iconic architecture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
train station waiting room
adjacentTo concourse level of Chicago Union Station
architect Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
category Beaux-Arts architecture in Illinois
Interiors of railway stations in the United States
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: "Chicago"
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
designedBy Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
floorCount one main hall
function main waiting room
public concourse
hasArchitecturalFeature Corinthian columns
barrel-vaulted ceiling
coffered ceiling
marble floors
skylight
wooden benches
hasDecoration classical ornamentation
hasHeight approximately 115 feet
hasLength approximately 219 feet
hasLighting natural light from skylight
hasRenovation major restoration completed in the 2010s
hasSeatingType wooden benches
hasSpaceType grand hall
hasUsage iconic civic interior space in Chicago
hasWidth approximately 110 feet
heritageStatus part of a historic railroad station
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: "Chicago"

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
material bronze detailing
limestone
marble
notableFor iconic architecture
soaring barrel-vaulted ceiling
openingDate 1925
operator Amtrak
ownedBy Amtrak
partOf Chicago Union Station
headhouse of Chicago Union Station
usedFor film and television location
rail passenger waiting area
special events

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Chicago Union Station hasFeature Great Hall