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
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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
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Interiors of railway stations in the United States → |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form: "Chicago"
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| designedBy | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White → |
| floorCount | one main hall → |
| function |
main waiting room
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public concourse → |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
Corinthian columns
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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
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surface form: "Chicago"
Illinois → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| material |
bronze detailing
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limestone → marble → |
| notableFor |
iconic architecture
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soaring barrel-vaulted ceiling → |
| openingDate | 1925 → |
| operator | Amtrak → |
| ownedBy | Amtrak → |
| partOf |
Chicago Union Station
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headhouse of Chicago Union Station → |
| usedFor |
film and television location
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rail passenger waiting area → special events → |
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