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Daley Center

            Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago 1965
Daley Plaza
Jacques Brownson for C.F. Murphy, Architects
Pablo Picasso, Sculptor

City Hall is to the left and several ugly skyscrapers are to the right.  The Lego-one with the cornice on top is actually from an architect I thought I once respected--I just forgot which one. Bofill?  Yep.  He's the culprit. In fact, had I really been paying attention, I probably wouldn't  have posted this or even taken the shot had I noticed that eyesore sooner. It annoys me that much that somebody can ruin a beautiful stretch of the Chicago River and even make a lot of money doing so.

Getting back to this beautiful building....
If one looks carefully, one can see how the main columns are reduced in section towards the top.

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago (show map)

Taken on: July 23, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i, f/7.1, 1/160 sec, 10mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	10mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
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