Editing Chicago Loop (section)

==Architecture==
[[File:Calle E Monroe St, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-20, DD 04.jpg|thumb|200px|left|East Monroe Street]]
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The area has long been a hub for architecture. The vast majority of the area was destroyed by the [[Great Chicago Fire]] in 1871 but rebuilt quickly. In 1885 the [[Home Insurance Building]], generally considered the world's first skyscraper, was constructed, followed by the development of the [[Chicago school (architecture)|Chicago school]], best exemplified by such buildings as the [[Rookery Building]] in 1888, the [[Monadnock Building]] in 1891, and the [[Sullivan Center]] in 1899.

Loop architecture has been dominated by skyscrapers and high-rises since early in its history. Notable buildings include the [[Home Insurance Building]], considered the world's first skyscraper (demolished in 1931); the [[Chicago Board of Trade Building]], a [[National Historic Landmark]]; and [[Willis Tower]], the world's tallest building for nearly 25 years. Some of the historic buildings in this district were instrumental in the development of towers.

This area abounds in shopping opportunities, including the [[Loop Retail Historic District]], although it competes with the more upscale [[Magnificent Mile]] area to the north. It includes Chicago's former [[Marshall Field's]] department store location in the [[Marshall Field and Company Building]]; the original [[Sullivan Center]] [[Carson Pirie Scott]] store location (closed February 21, 2007). Chicago's Downtown Theatre District is also found within this area, along with numerous restaurants and hotels.

Chicago has a famous [[skyline]] that features many of the world's tallest buildings as well as the [[Chicago Landmark]] [[Historic Michigan Boulevard District]]. Chicago's skyline is spaced out throughout the downtown area. The [[Willis Tower]], formerly known as the Sears Tower, the third-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere (and still second-tallest by roof height), stands in the western Loop in the heart of the city's financial district, along with other buildings, such as [[311 South Wacker Drive]] and the [[AT&T Corporate Center]].

Chicago's fourth-tallest building, the [[Aon Center (Chicago)|Aon Center]], is located just south of [[Illinois Center]]. The complex is at the east end of the Loop, east of [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]]. [[Two Prudential Plaza]] is also located here, just to the west of the Aon Center.

The Loop contains a wealth of outdoor sculpture, including works by [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Joan Miró]], [[Henry Moore]], [[Marc Chagall]], [[Magdalena Abakanowicz]], [[Alexander Calder]], and [[Jean Dubuffet]]. Chicago's cultural heavyweights, such as the [[Chicago Art Institute|Art Institute of Chicago]], the [[Goodman Theatre]], the [[Chicago Theatre]], the [[Lyric Opera of Chicago|Lyric Opera]] at the [[Civic Opera House]] building, and the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]], are also in the area, as is the historic [[Palmer House Hilton]] hotel, found on East Monroe Street.

Chicago's waterfront, which is almost exclusively recreational beach and park areas from north to south, features [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]] in the downtown area. Grant Park is the home of [[Buckingham Fountain]], the [[Petrillo Music Shell]], the Grant Park Symphony (where free concerts can be enjoyed throughout the summer), and Chicago's annual two-week food festival, the [[Taste of Chicago]], where more than 3 million people try foods from over 70 vendors. The area also hosts the annual music festival [[Lollapalooza]], which features popular alternative rock, heavy metal, [[Electronic Dance Music|EDM]], hip hop, and punk rock artists. [[Millennium Park]], which is a section of Grant Park, opened in the summer of 2004 and features [[Frank Gehry]]'s [[Jay Pritzker Pavilion]], [[Jaume Plensa]]'s [[Crown Fountain]], and [[Anish Kapoor]]'s [[Cloud Gate]] sculpture along [[Lake Michigan]].

The [[Chicago River]] and its accompanying Chicago Riverwalk, which delineates the area, also provides entertainment and recreational opportunities, including the annual dyeing of the river green in honor of [[St. Patrick's Day]]. Trips down the Chicago River, including architectural tours by commercial boat operators, are favorites with locals and tourists alike.

===Notable landmarks===
[[File:20090612 Chicago Loop view of the L Tracks, 35 East Wacker, and Trump International Hotel and Tower from Wabash Avenue.jpg|thumb|right|200px|upright|View of the [[Chicago 'L']] tracks, [[35 East Wacker]], and [[Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)|Trump International Hotel and Tower]]]]
*[[Agora (sculpture)|Agora]], a group of sculptures at the south end of [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartagora.html|title=City of Chicago :: Agora|website=www.cityofchicago.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-22|archive-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823041846/https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartagora.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Art Institute of Chicago]]<ref name=secondlargest>{{cite news| title=A Grand and Intimate Modern Art Trove| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/arts/design/14inst.html?ref=design| author=Roberta Smith| date=May 13, 2009| work=The New York Times| access-date=2011-06-13| archive-date=July 2, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702084541/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/arts/design/14inst.html?ref=design| url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Auditorium Building]]<ref name=Landmarks>{{cite web |title=Chicago Landmarks - Alphabetical List |url=http://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/listings.htm |publisher=City of Chicago |access-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127064729/http://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/listings.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Buckingham Fountain]]<ref name="Ahmed">{{cite news| title=Buckingham Fountain's $25 million renovation to begin after Labor Day| author=Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah| url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/07/buckingham-foun.html| work=Chicago Tribune| date=July 16, 2008| access-date=2011-06-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812030622/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/07/buckingham-foun.html| archive-date=August 12, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Carbide & Carbon Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/><ref>{{cite news | title = A toast to the skyline | work = Chicago Tribune | pages = 2:3 | publisher = Tribune Company | date = November 16, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Wolfe | first = Gerard R. | author-link = Gerard R. Wolfe | title = Chicago: In and Around the Loop | publisher = McGraw-Hill | year =  1996 | location = New York | isbn = 0-07-071390-1 | page = 210}}</ref>
* [[Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Chicago Board of Trade Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Chicago Theatre]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Chicago Cultural Center]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Chicago City Hall]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Civic Opera House]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Commercial National Bank Building]]<ref>{{cite report |author=Commission on Chicago Landmarks |author-link=Commission on Chicago Landmarks |date=April 7, 2016 |title=Landmark Designation Report: Commercial National Bank Building |url=https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Publications/Commercial_National_Bank_Bldg.pdf |access-date=2020-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214003007/https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Publications/Commercial_National_Bank_Bldg.pdf |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-format=PDF |quote=The Commercial National Bank Building is the oldest surviving example of a high-rise commercial bank building in Chicago designed by D. H. Burnham & Company, one of the most significant architectural firms in Chicago during the late 19th and early 20th century. }}</ref>
* Field Building<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Fine Arts Building (Chicago)|Fine Arts Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Liza Kaufman Hogan|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/chicago.reax/?iref=mpstoryview|title=Chicago's Grant Park turns into jubilation park|publisher=CNN|date=November 5, 2008|access-date=2008-11-11|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917112409/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/chicago.reax/?iref=mpstoryview|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jewelers Row District]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Mather Tower]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Historic Michigan Boulevard District]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Monadnock Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[The Palmer House Hilton]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Great Northern Hotel, Chicago]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27514159/great-northern-hotel-demolition/|title=Marshal Field Estate Will Demolish Great Northern Hotel|work=Chicago Tribune|place=Chicago, Illinois|date=14 Jan 1940|page=36|access-date=2021-11-21|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122005433/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27514159/great-northern-hotel-demolition/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Printer's Row, Chicago|Printing House Row]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Reliance Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Rookery Building]]<ref name=Landmarks/>
* [[Symphony Center]] – home of the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="CSO">{{cite web |title=About |url=https://cso.org/about/ |publisher=Chicago Symphony Orchestra |access-date=16 January 2020 |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221105925/https://cso.org/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Willis Tower]] – formerly the Sears Tower