Visual Sciences Center
Visual Sciences Center is a building in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Visual Sciences Center is situated nearby to John Crerar Library, as well as near Joe and Rika Mansueto Library.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Crerar Library and University of Chicago Medical Center.
John Crerar Library
Library
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The John Crerar Library is the academic research library for biological, medical, and physical sciences at the University of Chicago. The library, originally founded in 1894 and opened to the public on April 1, 1897, was named after John Crerar, who donated the funds and made his fortune in the railroad supply business.
University of Chicago Medical Center
Hospital
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The University of Chicago Medical Center, branded as UChicago Medicine, is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. University of Chicago Medical Center is situated 520 feet southwest of Visual Sciences Center.
Joe and Rika Mansueto Library
Library
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The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is a storage library of the University of Chicago Library. It has a capacity of 3.5 million volumes under an elliptical dome. It was designed by Helmut Jahn, and was named after alumni Joe Mansueto and Rika Mansueto. Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is situated 490 feet northeast of Visual Sciences Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
Hyde Park
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Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. It is one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas, bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King…
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Visual Sciences Center
- Type: Building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.79115° or 41° 47′ 28″ northLongitude
-87.60227° or 87° 36′ 8″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86HJQ9RX+F3GeoNames ID
4914916
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