Tribune Tower - Chicago, Illinois

Tribune Tower - Chicago, Illinois The Tribune Tower was completed in 1925 and reaches a height of 141 meters. The tower has been modeled after the Button Tower of the Rouen Cathedral in France. With its decorative buttresses at the top, the Chicago Tribune Tower remains a remarkable architectural monument.

The Gothic revival design for this building was selected based on an architectural competition won by John Mead Howells and Raymond M. Hood. Modeled in Indiana limestone, the design is based on the Butter Tower of Rouen Cathedral, with delicate stone tracery and a fine collection of individualistic gargoyles. The medieval atmosphere is heightened by Colonel McCormick’s collection of stones from famous buildings around the world. The limestones used for the Tower are fossiliferous: trilobites, brachiopods, mollusks, gastropods, sponges, and bryozoa have been identified so far.

Location: 435 N. Michigan Ave. (Downtown)