The Columbian
The Columbian is a 517-foot-tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was constructed from 2005 to 2008 and has 47 floors, 225 units and four elevators. It is the tallest brick-clad building, and 108th tallest building, in Chicago.- Type: Apartment building
- Description: building in Chicago, IL
- Address: 1180 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Field Museum of Natural History and Soldier Field.
The Field Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Field Museum of Natural History, also commonly called the Field Museum, is a private–public natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The Field Museum of Natural History is situated 2,200 feet east of The Columbian.
Soldier Field
Stadium
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Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 2,900 feet southeast of The Columbian.
Museum Campus/11th Street station
Railway station
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Museum Campus/11th Street is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island and South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana. Museum Campus/11th Street station is situated 930 feet northeast of The Columbian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Loop and Dearborn Park.
South Loop
Quarter
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South Loop is a Chicago neighborhood south of the Loop. The South Branch of the Chicago River flows through it. Chinatown is adjacent to the southwest, and Museum Campus is to its east.
Dearborn Park
Neighborhood
Dearborn Park is a residential Chicago neighborhood in South Loop. It is part of the Loop and Near South Side community areas of Chicago, and has a public park of the same name.
Printers Row
Neighborhood
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Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west.
The Columbian
- Categories: skyscraper, building, and residential building
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.86776° or 41° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
-87.62466° or 87° 37′ 29″ westLevels
47Height
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
86HJV99G+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 147217811OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q2788256
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“The Columbian” goes by many names.
- Basque: “The Columbian”
- Catalan: “The Columbian”
- Dutch: “The Columbian”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكولومبى”
- Spanish: “The Columbian”
- Swedish: “The Columbian”
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