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Oriental Institute
Robie House
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MAP E6 • 1155 E. 58th St.
MAP E6 • 5757 S. Woodlawn
• 10am–5pm Tue & Thu–Sun (to 8pm Ave. • Tour times and prices vary; for
Wed) • DA • www.oi.uchicago.edu information and to buy tickets, call
Learn about the origins of agriculture, 312-994-4000 or visit www.gowright.
the invention of writing, the birth of org • No DA
civilization, and the beginning of the This splendid 1910 residence by
study of arts, science, politics, and Frank Lloyd Wright is easily spotted
religion at this University of Chicago by its steel-beam roof, which over-
museum. Five galle ries showcase hangs the building by 20 ft (6 m) at
ancient Near Eastern civilizations each end. Take a tour through its
from about 3500 BC to AD 100; most low-ceilinged interior, past more
exhibits were unearthed during the than 170 art-glass windows and
department’s own excavations. doors, to gain insight into the ten-
year restoration program. The
building was a private home until
1926, when it became a dormitory
for the Chicago Theological
Seminary. It was later bought by a
development firm, who donated it to
the Univer sity of Chicago in 1963,
the same year it was designated a
National Historic Landmark.
Osaka Japanese
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Gardens
MAP F6 • Jackson Park, 58th St. & Lake
Museum of Science and Industry Shore Dr. • Open dawn–dusk • DA
At the north end of Jackson Park’s
Museum of Science
5 serene Wooded Island (excellent
and Industry
for bird-watching) lies this hushed
The largest science museum within re treat, complete with meandering
a single building in the Western paths, lagoons, and fountains. The
Hemisphere, this popular museum garden is a partial re-creation of
attracts over two million people the one formed in 1934 around the
a year (see pp20–21). beautiful Japanese Pavilion built for
the 1893 Expo, which sadly burned
Kenwood Historic
6 down in 1946. The gardens were
District
renamed in 1993 for one of Chicago’s
MAP E5 • Boundaries: E. 43rd St. sister cities, Osaka, which donated
(north), E. 51st St. (south), S. Blackstone the Japanese gate seen here.
Ave. (east), and S. Drexel Blvd. (west)
This wealthy enclave within Kenwood,
founded by John A. Kennicott in 1856,
has mansions that must be seen to
be believed. In the late 19th century
this area was an upscale Chicago
suburb, where wealthy residents
built majestic homes on spacious
lots, a rarity in the quickly booming
city. A stroll around the district
uncovers architectural styles ranging
from Italianate and Colonial Revival
to Prairie style, by influential figures
such as Howard Van Doren Shaw
and Frank Lloyd Wright (see pp36–7). Decorative bridges cross the lagoon, Osaka Japanese Gardens

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