Regenstein Library, Chicago
If you are not a student and are not on a tour, you can't enter the gigantic collection of over 4.5 million volumes, but you can marvel at the exterior architecture.
If you are not a student and are not on a tour, you can't enter the gigantic collection of over 4.5 million volumes, but you can marvel at the exterior architecture. The building is one of the world's best examples of the Brutalist movement, which emphasized the structural materials (rough concrete in this case), as well as striking repetitions and irregularities of angular forms.
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About Regenstein Library
Regenstein Library, 1100 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Regenstein Library and Nearby Sights on Map
Smart Museum of Art
The Smart museum is small, but has an excellent collection, thoughtfully exhibited
Nuclear Energy Statue
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Court Theatre
Excellent dramatic theater on the University campus
University of Chicago Main Campus
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The Renaissance Society
A small gallery of avant-garde painting, which will appeal greatly to aficionados, less so to casual visitors
University of Chicago Presents
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Oriental Institute Museum
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Midway Plaisance Park
Robie House
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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