Chicago Board of Trade - Chicago
1930
44 floors
184 meters to spire
174 meters to roof

http://www.clcats.com/graphics/page8b.jpg

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Images/TheLoop/ChicagoBoardofTrade-001.jpg

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Images/TheLoop/ChicagoBoardofTrade-002.jpg

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Images/TheLoop/ChicagoBoardofTrade-003.jpg

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/images/landmarks/b/bot1a.gif

http://www.artdecoworld.com/Chicago%20022a%20-%2017042000.GIF

7.5/10 it looks quite grand. like a giant's chair

Heheh almost everyone of these pics where taken from the same angel.

7.5/10(for the tower;))

lol, i know, those were the only pics. i could find, ;)

9/10

8/10

Powerful looking building.

An Art Deco masterpiece 9.5/10


some info/pics...

- An 81-foot aluminum statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, stands on top of the roof.
- With the Ceres statue included, this is the tallest art deco building in the world outside of New York City.
- The trading floors have a free visitors' gallery on the fifth floor.
- The lobby features a variety of art deco floor designs, including a pattern with airplanes, steamships, & submarines in the basement.
- The Chicago Board of Trade was the tallest building in Chicago from 1930 to 1965.
- The CBOT is the largest commodities exchange in the world.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/06/197435.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/02/141655.jpg


inside...

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2001/02/124993.jpghttp://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2001/02/119539.jpg
http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2001/02/128436.jpg

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~squires/gursky/pics/gursky_chicago.jpg

Beautiful building. It looks great at night. 7.5

9.5/10

not a mastper piece of the ARt decó, I Don't know why there is something wrong with that buidling

Nice One 10/10

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but that phrase, "I Don't know why there is something wrong with," scares the crap out of me. Anyway, I heard that the CBOE uses as much power as the John Hancock Tower...true or false? I just read it somewhere, I want to know if I read correctly. Anyway, I love watching the floor of the CBOE more than anywhere else. After all, what other trading floor in North America gets preiodic fist fights and has such a mass of colors, gestures, and is so loud? I love it! 9.0/10 (nees some cleaning)

Okay, there is one problem, but it has to do with the street leading up to it...the buildings on either side in front of it on the street are not at equal distances, making the CBOE appear to be off center. AAAAAAAUUUUUGGHHHHH!!!!! I'm O/C, a perfectionist! I can't stand that! Help me!

10

This is what a skyscraper should be.

8/10 awesome tower but not slender enough for a 9/10

8.5/10...Nice and old.

9/10


Great classic

Another classic Chicago building. Deserves a perfect score. 10/10.

Nice classic ... 9/10

8.5/10

I remember hearing on the Chicago River Architecture Tour that the fact it looks like a chair was done deliberately. Because of the developers/owners distaste for New York City, the building including the statue's back face the big city on the east coast.

I like it alot...and the story to go with it :)

oops I forgot to say 10/10

8.5/10

9.5/10 - This is an art deco masterpiece.

7/10

I like this building alot - it has a real importance to it, especially in the way it caps the view down LaSalle (you see this in NYC also - the old PanAm Bldg. on Park Ave - but the LaSalle effect is more powerful IMHO).

The curb of LaSalle steps in at two points as it heads towards the BoTrade, to create the forced perspective of even greater depth & height - pretty neat, huh?

8/10

9/10

9/10 ;)

Great classic. Looks powerful and beautiful. 9/10

10/10

9/10

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Images/TheLoop/ChicagoBoardofTrade-002.jpg

http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Images/TheLoop/ChicagoBoardofTrade-003.jpg

very classic 7/10.

10/10

Has been a great backdrop in a lot of movies, most recently posing as the building for Wayne Enterprises in Batman Begins. It just doesn't get any better than LaSalle Street.

8.5/10 Grand old building, not a pure 10 but it's really nice

9/10

I remember hearing on the Chicago River Architecture Tour that the fact it looks like a chair was done deliberately. Because of the developers/owners distaste for New York City, the building including the statue's back face the big city on the east coast.

Actually, it was the Civic Opera Building. The man who had it built had a daughter who went to NYC to sing opera. She was horrible and they let her know it. When she came back to Chicago, daddy built her the Opera House. It was built like a throne with it's back to NYC so when he died, he could sit on his throne and never have to look at New York.

I guess there could be a similar story for CBOT.

massive 8/10

beatiful and grand building... 9.5/10

has its view always been blocked by other buildings?

Beautiful detail.

Beautiful massing.

Classic Art Deco design.

Beautiful materials.

Big American building.

Proper.

10/10

8.5/10

yes, yes, very grand indeed! I like how it dominates the street. beautiful building...9.5/10

8/10

9/10 - A beautiful building, artistic and imposing, nice interior also.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7163/dsc030291cr.jpg

7.5/10

Nice piece. 9.0

7/10

5.5/10

8/10

9.5/10

I love this building. It looks classy yet powerful.

Also looked great in the new Batman movies as Wayne Tower.

up!

7,5/10

8/10

8,5/10

9. Very good building. Regards.

9/10

8/10

10/10 nice building

10/10

8/10

9/10

9/10

Really nice looking building and a commanding presence on the street. I love the old art deco of the late 1920's and early 1930's. In addition to the great looks it has a lot of history.

9.0/10

7/10 meh

10/10

10/10

8.5

8/10