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Reliance Building

The Reliance Building is a skyscraper located at 1 W. Washington Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. ^[1]

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47 relations: Al Capone, Architecture of Chicago, Bay window, Boston, Burnham and Root, Carson's, Charles B. Atwood, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Chicago school (architecture), Chicago Tribune, Cladding (construction), Classical architecture, Community areas in Chicago, Daniel Burnham, Deep foundation, Floating raft system, Form follows function, Friedrichstraße, Glazed architectural terra-cotta, Great Chicago Fire, Great Depression, Henry Hobson Richardson, Illinois, Jackscrew, John Wellborn Root, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, Long Depression, Loop Retail Historic District, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marshall Field's Wholesale Store, McCarthy Building (Chicago, Illinois), Modern architecture, National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oriel Chambers, Plate glass, Pneumonia, Richard M. Daley, Rookery Building, Skyscraper, Terracotta, William Ellery Hale, World's Columbian Exposition, 16 Cook Street.
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Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.

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Architecture of Chicago

The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles.

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Bay window

A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Burnham and Root

Burnham and Root was one of Chicago's most famous architectural companies of the nineteenth century. Reliance Building and Burnham and Root are Burnham and Root buildings and Chicago school architecture in Illinois.

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Carson's

Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (also known as Carson's) is an American department store that was founded in 1854, which grew to over 50 locations, primarily in the Midwestern United States.

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Charles B. Atwood

Charles Bowler Atwood (1849–1895) was an architect who designed several buildings and a large number of secondary structures for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Loop

The Loop, one of Chicago's 77 designated community areas, is the central business district of the city and is the main section of Downtown Chicago.

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Chicago school (architecture)

The Chicago School refers to two architectural styles derived from the architecture of Chicago.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Cladding (construction)

Cladding is the application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer.

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Classical architecture

Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes more specifically, from De architectura (c. 10 AD) by the Roman architect Vitruvius.

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Community areas in Chicago

The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.

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Daniel Burnham

Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. Reliance Building and Daniel Burnham are Burnham and Root buildings.

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Deep foundation

A deep foundation is a type of foundation that transfers building loads to the earth farther down from the surface than a shallow foundation does to a subsurface layer or a range of depths.

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Floating raft system

Floating raft is a land-based building foundation that protects it against settlement and liquefaction of soft soil from seismic activity.

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Form follows function

Form follows function is a principle of design associated with late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and industrial design in general, which states that the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to its intended function or purpose.

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Friedrichstraße

The Friedrichstraße (lit. Frederick Street) is a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, forming the core of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood and giving the name to Berlin Friedrichstraße station.

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Glazed architectural terra-cotta

Glazed architectural terra cotta is a ceramic masonry building material used as a decorative skin.

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Great Chicago Fire

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. Reliance Building and Great Chicago Fire are Chicago Landmarks.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Henry Hobson Richardson

Henry Hobson Richardson, FAIA (September 29, 1838 – April 27, 1886) was an American architect, best known for his work in a style that became known as Richardsonian Romanesque.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Jackscrew

A jackscrew, or screw jack, is a type of jack that is operated by turning a leadscrew.

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John Wellborn Root

John Wellborn Root (January 10, 1850 – January 15, 1891) was an American architect who was based in Chicago with Daniel Burnham. Reliance Building and John Wellborn Root are Burnham and Root buildings.

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Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois

The Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois – also known as Landmarks Illinois – is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1971 to prevent the demolition of the Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan designed Chicago Stock Exchange Building.

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Long Depression

The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession, beginning in 1873 and running either through March 1879, or 1896, depending on the metrics used.

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Loop Retail Historic District

Loop Retail Historic District is a shopping district within the Chicago Loop community area in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer.

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Marshall Field's Wholesale Store

Marshall Field's Wholesale Store, Chicago, Illinois, sometimes referred to as the Marshall Field's Warehouse Store, was a landmark seven-story building designed by Henry Hobson Richardson.

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McCarthy Building (Chicago, Illinois)

McCarthy Building was a five-story Chicago Landmark building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Reliance Building and McCarthy Building (Chicago, Illinois) are Chicago Landmarks.

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Modern architecture

Modern architecture, also called modernist architecture, was an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the 20th century, between the earlier Art Deco and later postmodern movements.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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National Trust for Historic Preservation

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States.

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Oriel Chambers

Oriel Chambers is an office building located on Water Street near the town hall in Liverpool, England.

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Plate glass

Plate glass, flat glass or sheet glass is a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windscreens.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Richard M. Daley

Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011.

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Rookery Building

The Rookery Building is a historic office building located at 209 South LaSalle Street in the Chicago Loop. Reliance Building and Rookery Building are Burnham and Root buildings, Chicago Landmarks, Chicago school architecture in Illinois, Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago and National Historic Landmarks in Chicago.

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Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors.

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Terracotta

Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta, is a clay-based non-vitreous ceramicOED, "Terracotta";, MFA Boston, "Cameo" database fired at relatively low temperatures.

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William Ellery Hale

William Ellery Hale (April 8, 1836 – November 16, 1898) was an American businessman, real estate investor and civic leader.

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World's Columbian Exposition

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Reliance Building and world's Columbian Exposition are 1890s architecture in the United States.

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16 Cook Street

16 Cook Street, Liverpool is the world's second glass curtain walled building.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Building

Also known as Burnham Hotel, Hotel Burnham, The Alise Chicago, The Reliance Building.

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Burnham and Root buildings

National Historic Landmarks in Chicago

Skyscraper hotels in Chicago

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