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InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
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General information
Status Complete
Location Chicago
Height
Roof 471 ft (144 m)
Technical details
Floor count 42
Design and construction
Architect Walter W. Ahlschlager

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile is a hotel in Chicago, United States. The hotel currently occupies two multi-story buildings. The historic tower, or "South Tower," is a 471-foot (144 m), 42-story building which was completed in 1929 originally as the home of the Medinah Athletic Club. The new tower, or "North Tower" is a 295-foot (90 m), 28-story addition, completed in 1961.

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Images for kids

  • Liontile (4820082994)

    Example of a lion carving in the hotel

  • One of the original InterContinental properties. (25565849052)

    Lobby of the hotel

  • Medinah pool

    Fourteenth-story pool

  • View from Intercontinental Hotel Chicago (7536081612)

    View from Intercontinental Hotel Chicago

  • Staying at the InterContinental in Chicago. (31042078292)

    Staying at the InterContinental in Chicago

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