James R. Thompson Center
This government building is among the most controversial of Chicago’s modern buildings. Completed in 1985 by Helmut Jahn, the 17-story round glass structure has been ridiculed for looking like a crash-landed spaceship.
Carson Pirie Scott and Company Store
This nine-story and former department store was designed in 1906 by Louis H. Sullivan, one of the bold innovators of the Chicago School, and still stands as a model of skyscraper architecture.
Art Institute of Chicago
In addition to the world’s third-largest collection of Impressionist paintings, the museum has extensive collections of European art dating back as far as the Middle Ages, including works by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, El Greco, Chagall, Picasso and Matisse.
George Town
George Town is in the southwest of Grand Cayman – a small lively town with approximately 21,000 inhabitants. The image of the town is determined by a mixture of colorfully painted wooden houses and new concrete complexes. In George Town, the fifth most important banking area in the world, the offshore banking industry and services [...]
