The three International style federal buildings that form a plaza around Calder's Flamingo were designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe. Read more.
Despite having a fear of heights, Christian Bale donned his batsuit, looking 110 stories down from a ledge on the Willis (Sears) Tower for a scene in "The Dark Knight" (2008). Read more.
The sculpture on top of the Chicago Board of Trade building is a statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain. The wheat & corn she holds signifies the commodities that were traded by the market. Read more.