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Edifice RexWhy Chicago is America's great architecture city.

By Jacob Weisberg
Posted Sunday, April 4, 1999, at 3:30 AM ET

This week, The Browser takes a walk around Chicago's Loop with two architectural historians in search of an answer to the question: Why are Chicago's tall buildings so much more distinguished than New York City's? Click here to begin the tour. Click here for the text-only version.

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For a view of Chicago's architecture through the ages, this archive of images has pictures dating from the 1870s up through the present. For more contemporary buildings, the Chicago Public Library has a wonderful page titled "Highlights of Chicago Architecture," which is just what you'd think it is--a collection of historical information and photographs. If you're in the Windy City and want to see the buildings live, click here to find out about architecturally oriented walking tours. If you're elsewhere, take this virtual tour courtesy of the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Chicago Landmarks provides clickable maps, information about prominent architects, and an architectural style guide.

Jacob Weisberg is editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.

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