Chicago

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State - Illinois Date of foundation Chicago - 1837 Chicago population - more than 2.7 million people (third place in the U.S.) Chicago motto - Urbs in Horto ("City in the Garden") Nicknames Chicago - the "Windy City", "Second City"

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Chicago flag and emblem

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History of the City of Chicago . In 1674 on the site of modern Chicago French Jesuit Jacques Marquette was founded missionary post . Chicago appeared on the map in 1833 as a village with a population of 350 people. Name of Chicago ( Chicago ) - it changed the word from the French language of the local Indians, which means wild onions or garlic . In 1837, Chicago became a city , and in 1840 the city reaches a population more than four thousand people. Occupying a prime geographic location between east and west USA, Chicago is quickly becoming one of the key hubs of the country ,

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In 1871 most of the city burned down in the Great Chicago Fire . This gave the opportunity to rebuild the city and triggered the greatest construction boom in the U.S., which led to the fact that the city became the center of U.S. architecture .

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Chicago - the largest city in the Midwest United States (and third behind New York and Los Angeles in the country), economic and cultural "capital" of the region, one of the largest transportation hubs in the United States. Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the shores of Lake Michigan. Through the city two rivers (Chicago River and Calumet)

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Chicago - "the city of skyscrapers." It was here in 1884, shortly after the "Great Chicago Fire", was first built in the United States (and the world) high-rise building with bearing metal frame - Home Insurance Building (Home Insurance Building, 10 floors, 42 meters), it is here "fashion "skyscrapers rapidly spread throughout the world. Nowadays, "highrise" Chicago landscape comparable to the density of buildings except with Manhattan. Willis Tower - Chicago's most famous skyscraper

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In second place - Trump Tower (Trump Tower, in 2009, 96 floors, 415 meters), the third - Aon Center (Aon Center, 1972, 83 floors, 346 meters). At the same time in Chicago and preserved many of the "old" skyscrapers: Fine Arts Building (1884), the building of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce (1930), Merchandise Mart (in 1930, was the largest in area building in the world until 1943) and others.

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Chicago - one of the "sport" of U.S. cities. In the "Windy City" has a few speakers in the major leagues of the most popular in the United States sports teams, including two baseball - "Chicago Cubs" and "Chicago White Sox" Basketball "Chicago Bulls" Hockey "Chicago Blackhawks" and football (American football), "Chicago Bears". Fans of "Chicago Bears" Players, "Chicago White Sox"

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Chicago - not only the birthplace of pizza in Chicago, which is prepared in a deep pan. This city may have - one of the most intimate secrets of the culinary world. This is one of the few cities which issued Handbook Michelin, its cuisine will satisfy any their variety and choice.

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Buckingham Fountain located in Grant Park, is one of the largest fountains world and popular attraction in the city, especially at night, when the music and colored lights make it even more magnificent.

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Chicago is located on the shores of Lake Michigan - the only one of the Great Lakes entirely within the United States.

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The sandy shore of Lake Michigan beach serves to Chicago, this is the main place of citizens: in the afternoon, you can surf and sunbathe on the beach, and in the evening to drop into town on the coast, to go to the theater.

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Cloud Gate - known by local residents called "Bob" - a huge public sculpture in Millennium Park; one of its "chips"-like effects fairground distorting mirror as a result of reflection from the highly polished surface of the sculpture.

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Since 2000, the city administration building roof garden is Chicago, where there are mostly local prairie plants that can survive in the windy, dry and sunny climate; Chicago roof gardens are now more than any other American city.

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"Wrigley Building", built in the twenties, the headquarters of the company for the production of chewing gum Wrigley, and "Tribune Tower", which houses the newspaper Chicago Daily Tribune, - are just two of the most famous buildings in the city, located on the Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue.

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Chicago River where it flows through the center of town, crossed by many bridges. / Of course, not all buildings Chicago - modern skyscrapers: the city has other monuments, including an old water tower and pumping station.

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Museums, theaters, world-class designer boutiques, delicious food and luxury spas - in the third largest city in America with something for everyone .

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