Architecture of Chicago

<p>The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles. Most structures downtown were destroyed by the <a href="/facts/Great_Chicago_Fire/qhfpf4LX">Great Chicago Fire</a> in 1871 (an exception being the <a href="/facts/Chicago_Water_Tower/8x4d2HSS">Water Tower</a>).
</p><p>Chicago's architectural styles include  the <a href="/facts/Chicago_school_(architecture)/p8p1Iedt">Chicago School</a> primarily in skyscraper design,  <a href="/facts/Bungalow/BthnrLN6">Chicago Bungalows</a>, Two-Flats, and <a href="/facts/Greystone_(architecture)/IhyIEHDV">Greystones</a>. The <a href="/facts/Chicago_Loop/sdHwWFFu">Loop</a> is home to <a href="/facts/Skyscrapers/5nM0naVB">skyscrapers</a> as well as <a href="/facts/Sacred_architecture/GaF0xNjw">sacred architecture</a> including "<a href="/facts/Polish_Cathedral_Style/6NVQ4pmz">Polish Cathedrals</a>". Chicago is home to one of the largest and most diverse collections of skyscrapers in the world.
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Architecture of Chicago