Civic Opera Building facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Civic Opera Building |
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rear facade
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Architectural style | art deco |
| Address | 20 North Wacker Drive |
| Construction started | 1927 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Cost | $23,385,000 |
| Height | 555' |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
The Civic Opera Building is a 45-story office tower at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The building opened November 4, 1929, and has an Art Deco interior. It has a 3,563-seat opera house, the Civic Opera House, which is the second-largest opera auditorium in North America.
Today, the opera house is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
See also
In Spanish: Edificio de la Ópera Cívica para niños
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