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Chicago River Architectural Boat Tour - 19

Cruising up and down the North and South Branches of the Chicago River with Caroline Hartel on Chicago's First Lady Architectural Boat Tours.

 

The Aqua Tower is featured center-frame. Built in 2009, it is one of Chicago's newer skyscrapers, and at 262 m (859 ft), is the tallest building in the world to have a female lead architect. It is notable for it's wave-like undulating balconies.

 

In the years since its completion, the building has won several modern architecture awards, including the 2009 Emoris Skyscraper Award for "Skyscraper of the Year."

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Uploaded on September 21, 2011
Taken on July 18, 2011