Tribune Tower
Chicago, USA

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COMPLETION: ?
ARCHITECT: ?


http://www.gommage.com/tribune.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/hood/tribdistant.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/hood/tribwhole.jpg

http://www.orl.arch.ethz.ch/dl/Chicago/images/pMichiganBridgeTdy2.jpg

http://www.orl.arch.ethz.ch/dl/Chicago/images/pMichiganBridgeToday.jpg

http://www.republika.pl/goforit/ko_ec2.jpg

http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/imgb/imgb3/163d.jpg

To anybody who gives this less than a 9, :gunz:

An aboslutely classic building. Anyone who doesn't appreciate this building needs to go learn something about the history of highrise architecture, because this was a very important building in its day. I consider it the best translation of the Gothic style to the highrise form.

9.5/10

very classical building. nice architecture
9.5/10

7/ 10

looks nice at night but I don't like it very much at day time..

Yeah, go and shoot me:bash:

9.5/10

9.5 i like old styles:D

Nice building. Very gothic, and nice building, you don't see many of these around unfortunetely... :(

8/10

very Notre Dame-ish . . . 8/10 when was it completed???

6.5/10

It may be very detailed, but its shape and massing dont do it for me.

Very distinct. What kind of architecture is this? Neo Gothic?

7/10

Impressive decoration. Would look good in Warsaw, together with Palce of Culture.
9.0

A building for which I yearn,
the Tribute Tower, a 9 doth earn.

Poetry?... :?

;)

classic 9.5

Originally posted by tayser
classic 9.5

I was about to post the EXACT same thing. This is what a skyscraper should be. The stereotypical skyscraper.

I love this skyscraper but i give it only 8/10 because the choose of the neo-gothic form was too conservative on the time of the concours.

Gropuis or Saarinen project was more "avant-garde" or maybe too much "avant-garde" for the Chicago tribune at this time. ;)

It is the building of the Chicago Tribune that I've heard of many times! It's classic. 9/10. :wave:

Originally posted by caledon1981
very Notre Dame-ish . . . 8/10 when was it completed??? Its construction began in 1922 and was completed in 1925.

Originally posted by SteelCity46
Very distinct. What kind of architecture is this? Neo Gothic? 7/10 Yes, definitely neo-gothic.

BTW Its height is 463ft @ 34 floors above ground.

Looks great during the day and night. Yes, it's a classic!!

10 :okay:

One of the early landmarks , a gothic beauty !!

9,5/10 this is great architecture.

Wow, FINALLY!!!!!! A skyscraper after my own heart! :banana::banana::banana:

Out of sheer emotion & gratitude, the full 10! :)

Pretty nice looking. 8.0/10

8/10
Stunning architecture, but, certainly in those pictures, its so depressing and dark I damn near want to kill myself.

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w00t! That skyscraper is in the computer game "Mafia" Its on The central island, just at the beging of the big red bridge! Cool! :D

I really like the building, and all its details, but it could be taller.... 9/10

One of my Chicago Favorites, 10/10.

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What do you expect for 1922?

Gorgeous masterpiece! 10/10

8/10
how beautiful!

this isnt what u see often, a master peice!
10/10

Another one of those dark and evil Gothic skyscrapers that I love. This is Chicago's masterpiece. 10/10

10/10

10/10

Damn right :guns1:
9.5/10

the top is very well detailed and beautiful, but the rest of the building doens't ring it 7/10

:drool:
They don't make them like that anymore. Too bad!

9/10

Originally posted by AndrewC

8/10
Stunning architecture, but, certainly in those pictures, its so depressing and dark I damn near want to kill myself.
Does the word "Gothic" mean anything to you?

10/10

Amazing

:applause:

This classic looks great next to Wrigley. Deserves no less than 10.

this building's definitely got an unrivaled style to it. the design sure makes the building look taller than it really is. wish they'd build it even taller though...

9.5 (gotta give this building a decent scrub though)

Naptown needs to post his awesome Tribune Tower photos.

I really like this tower, especially since it inspired One Atlantic Center in Atlanta, my favorite skyscraper. 10/10

Nice architecture ... 9/10

9.5/10

Hey, an interesting fact is that the Tribune Tower contains many famous stones built into its facade, including a moon rock, rock fragments from the Alamo, the Colosseum, The Great Wall of China, the Parthenon, Taj Mahal, Bunker Hill, Mark Twain's "Injun Joe Cave", Abraham Lincoln’s Tomb, the Berlin Wall, the Arc de Triomphe, Forbidden City, White House, Great Pyramid of Cheops, Petrified Forest, Badlands, St. Peter's, Notre-Dame, Stonehenge (my favorite), Hagia Sophia, Antarctica, Omaha Beach, the Great Pryamids of Giza, Mammoth Cave and many more.

Its quite amazing to see and appreciate the scale of it all in person. It seems not too many people know about it. (at least from the people I've talked to)

Simply one of the greatest skyscrapers ever built!

Pics I took:
http://www.pbase.com/image/34240291.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/34240946.jpg

Zoom on the top
http://www.pbase.com/image/34240945.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/34241058.jpg

Very detailed, good solid classic....8/10

10/10

lovely, 10/10

I've seen this building up close. The pictures don't show the street level carvings. The work that went into this building is overwhelming.
The Chrysler building is also one of my favorites. I like the classics.

8/10

One of Chicago's best buildings.

10/10

9.5/10

9/10

Here are some pics I took.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/james2390/SSC%20stuff/Chicago042.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/james2390/SSC%20stuff/Chicago040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/james2390/SSC%20stuff/BlackandWhiteTribune.jpg

9/10

Everybody Loves Raymond (Hood)!

I am surprised no one has mentioned it but, one reason why this building is so good is that it had to beat stiff competition to win the design contest that the Chicago Tribune held in 1922 for the "world's most beautiful office building".

When I last visited the ArchiCenter (224 S. Michigan Avenue), the architecture gallery had an exhibit which showed images of all of the 263!? entries.

View of some of the pieces taken from historic buildings around the world.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/Chicago/tribunetower04.jpg

Gothic is my second favorite style for skyscrapers after Art Deco.
10/10

I love this tower! 10

9.5/10 Classic!

This tower is absolutely fantastic :shocked: My favourite in Chicago. 10/10

U might think I'm crazy, but I like it a little bit. 7/10

10/10

10/10

10 classic

9/10

2nd best neogothic skyscraper of all time. Woolworth is obviously number one but this isn't far behind. 9.5/10

8.0

8.5/10

9/10

amazing! 9.5/10

great, 8.5/10

7.5/10

9.5/10

7/10

8.5/10

9/10

4/10

9.5/10

7/10
:banana:

10/10

SUPER,BEAUTIFUL

God damn it, it deserve a 10, i've never seen this building before

9/10

I work at Trib Tower. I gave it a 9.5. It's a fantastic building. I love working there. It has the ability to move me in some way every day. It's a real gem.

8/10

9,5/10

10. Excellent building. Regards.

9.5/10

9/10

10/10 i like old design building because of unique

9/10

10 :) beauty

10/10

7,5/10

Great tower, really beautiful gothic style. :)

9.5/10

8/10

10/10

8/10

10/10!