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Chicago

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Chicago (persistent. Chicago, IPA: is the third largest (after new York
and Los Angeles) city USA, the second largest financial center (after
new York), and the largest transportation hub in North America.
Located on the southwest coast of lake Michigan in Illinois; the
administrative center of cook County.

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Sightseeing In Chicago
Chicago is famous for its giant skyscrapers.Perhaps the main attraction of the city is the tallest
building in the United States - Willis tower-(110 floors, height 443 meters), the structure consists
of 9 connected towers of different lengths. On the 103rd floor there is an observation deck with
stunning panoramic views of the whole of Chicago and its suburbs. For a long period of time,
until 1998, after the construction of the Petronas towers twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Willis
tower was the tallest building in the world. Also of the attractions and parks can be identified: the
center of architecture, the quarter of skyscrapers, Gold coast, Yacht club Chicago, Old town,
Loop-business center Chicago, University of Chicago, water tower, Grant Park, Millennium Park,
Chicago Botanical garden.

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The Chicago History
On the site where the modern city of Chicago
is located, in 1674 the French monk Jesuit
Jacques Marquette founded a missionary
post.Chicago settlement on the map of the
United States appeared in 1833 as a small
village with a population of just over 350
people. The name Chicago is an adapted
French word for "shikaakwa", which
means"wild onion" in the native language of
Miami-Illinois. In 1837, the village reached a
significant population and Chicago received
city status. In 1871 in Chicago there was A
great city fire, which destroyed most of the
city, after the fire the city began to rebuild at a
frantic pace, which caused a construction
boom across the country. In the 20s of XX
century, during the heyday of the criminal
world, thanks to the bandit al Capone,
Chicago became known in the world as the
criminal capital.

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At the moment, one of the largest cities in the United States of America Chicago. The population, according to the 2010 census, is 2 million 695 thousand
people. Most of the inhabitants are traditionally American. They are about 55%.
Even more impressive looks agglomeration, which is also called the "country of
Chicago"or" greater Chicago". This cluster of predominantly urban settlements,
which from time to time coalesce and unite, has about 9 million inhabitants. In
the ranking of the world's Metropolitan areas of Chicago located on the 37th
place in the world.

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Navy pier in Chicago
Naval pier-Chicago attraction with
a rather unremarkable name-is
absolutely in all respects attractive
to tourists. Even when approaching
it in the eye catches interesting
installations, monuments and
unusual chips.
The Shedd aquarium in Chicago
On the shore of lake Michigan lies
the picturesque Museum Campus
Park, which unites the 3 largest
museums in Chicago. One of them
is made in the form of neoclassical
octagonal building of white marble
and terracotta.

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