Ends: Saturday, June 28 2008 @ 5:30 PM
Join MMA and other Singles as we tour and learn about some of Chicago's best architecture!
Why is Chicago the birthplace of the skyscraper? Your guide will answer with a story that is forever linked to the Great Fire of 1871.
Left with a clean slate for the rebuilding of the "second Chicago", young architects flocked to the area looking for work and a free hand at revolutionary new designs. The result is what the American Institute for Architecture recently designated as the "finest and most diverse architecture anywhere in America".
Your guide will tell the story behind the history of each of the downtown's landmark buildings. The walking narrative will continue through the heart of the Loop where you will learn to identify an entire panorama of design styles… Beaux Art, Art Deco, International Style, Post-Modernist and, of course, the signature Chicago Style of architectural design.
You can expect to see masterpieces of brick, steel and glass by the likes of Louis Sullivan, John Root, Frank Lloyd Wright, Helmut Jahn and Mies vander Rohe to name just a few.
The walk will take you to the doorsteps and through the lobbies of more than twenty buildings until you are finally escorted below into the Chicago Pedway System, a subterranean "city unto itself" with nearly three miles of underground passageways that meander under the very giants you met at street level. Your Pedway stroll will find you surfacing back at your point of origin, having heard the stories of the city's towering landmarks.
At the Chicago Cultural Center, visitors will marvel at what is believed to be the largest Tiffany stained glass dome anywhere in the world and the five story high marble, mother of pearl and mosaic glass staircase. The walk will proceed to Marshall Field's Department Store for a close up look at the glistening, iridescent glass dome five stories above shoppers' heads. In the rotunda of the historic Marquette Building, visitors will be able to examine the 360 degree favrile glass frieze that depicts the early settlement of the Chicago area.
This tour is amongst the favorite of our guides who find visitors awestruck by the lush colors and incredibly precise workmanship. Louis Tiffany's legacy in Chicago is an amazement that goes undiscovered by too many.
Following our tour we will head to a pub and carry on the festivities!
Meeting Spot: Chicago Cultural Centre (corner or Randolph & Michigan) - meet at the Randolph Street entrance.
Event Hotline 312 235 6741
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Regular Price: $34.99 - save $5 online (while tickets last)
*When you purchase an event online or by phone, your name will be on a Guest List at the door and you will receive a confirmation by phone from MMA the week of the event.*
Details are subject to change without notice.
All sales are final and no refunds will be issued. If you cancel within the cancellation policy detailed in the event description below, a credit will be issued for the full amount that can be applied towards a future event. If a trip is rescheduled due to unsatisfactory conditions, weather or double booking, a credit for the trip may be applied to any other trip for one calendar year.
Meet Market Adventures is a social event company for singles and is not a dating service. Our events run on a first come first serve basis. We do not guarantee equal men to women ratios at events. We do guarantee that you will have fun and meet new people.
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Two Week Cancellation Policy. You must cancel two weeks (14 Days) prior to the event date. Meet Market Adventures will not be liable for lost or stolen articles during this tour or articles left after this tour. Any damage to the interior or exterior of equipment or venue which is caused by the individual signing up for this tour, is liable for the cost to repair any such damage as well as any cost for loss of the carriers service due to such damage. The driver and/or tour director has the right to eject any disruptive person who is abusive, poses a safety threat to other passengers, or any person who engages in the use of illegal substance. The act of signing up for this event makes the individual solely responsible for his/her safety while on the tour, at the completion of the tour and at all venues throughout this tour. In consideration of the right to participate in this event, the individual hereby assumes all risks, and will hold the owners operators, employees and agent of Meet Market Adventures Incorporated harmless from any and all liability, actions, debts, claims and demands of every kind and nature whatsoever. The terms hereof shall serve as a release and assumption of risk for my heirs, executors, and administrators for all members of my family including any friends accompanying me. The act of signing up for this event agrees that the individual, if intoxicated, will not operate a motorized vehicle after leaving the tour. The act of signing up for this event relieves Meet Market Adventures Incorporated, their employees, directors, vendors and contractors from any liability and responsibility for any claims for injuries, loss, damage, liability criminal or civil litigation for the individual arising out or relating to a tour.
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27 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 360
Chicago, IL
60606-2800
Tel: (312) 235 - 6741
E-mail: chicago@meetmarketadventures.com
