The Marquette Building - Chicago, IL
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rambles
N 41° 52.809 W 087° 37.776
16T E 447760 N 4636661
In the rotunda of the Marquette Building there is a mural of Father Marquette's visit to what would become Chicago. It's of Tiffany glass and has been recently been beautifully restored by Tiffanys.
Waymark Code: WM8JVN
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
Views: 10
The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, has in it's rotunda four murals showing Father Marquette's visit in 1673 to what would be Chicago. They show Marquette arriving, meeting the natives, trading with the natives and, finally, dying, probably of dysentery. The murals are Tiffany glass and were installed, and recently, refurbished by Tiffanys. They are very beautiful and sparkle.
There are also bronze reliefs on the doors and in the rotunda of various native american objects and people.
City: Chicago
Location Name: The Marquette Building
Artist: Herman A MacNeil and Martin Roche
Date: 1895
Media: Colored glass mosaics
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