Promontory Apartments

The Promontory Apartments is a 22-story skyscraper in , , United States. The first skyscraper designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, it was also the first of his buildings to feature concepts such as an exposed skeleton.
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  • Apartment building
  • …dates from 1949
  • …has 21 floors
  • Description: historic building in Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Address: 5530 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and Pioneer Zephyr.
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Museum
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry… is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Promontory Apartments.
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Locomotive
The is a diesel-powered trainset built… is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Promontory Apartments.
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Apartment building
The , also known as the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Indian Village.
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is one of 's most famous…
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Neighborhood
is the small southeast corner…
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Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States.

Promontory Apartments

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Latitude
41.79433° or 41° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
-87.58082° or 87° 34′ 51″ west
Open location code
86HJQCV9+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 125512562
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q16898814

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