Location: Ukranian Village
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The windy city is a cornucopia of modern art, fine dining, cutting edge comedy, and die-hard sports fans. Snap a photo of your reflection in the silver Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park before heading to Grant Park to get hit with the refreshing spray of Buckingham Fountain. There are dozens of museums and theater companies in Chicago, so a cultural experience is never hard to find. You’re sure to laugh your head off at the Second City Theater, the professional launch pad of many famous comedians.
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1. Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
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5.0 based on 46 reviews
Founded in 1892, Holy Trinity Cathedral is home to the oldest Orthodox parish in Chicago. This beautiful church was designed by the famous American architect, Louis Sullivan. It was consecrated by St. Tikhon of Moscow in 1903 and built under the leadership of St. John Kochurov of Chicago, who was martyred in the Bolshevik Revolution. Located in the heart of Chicago’s historic Ukrainian Village-Wicker Park neighborhood, Holy Trinity has been a vital part of the community for more than a century. It’s an official City of Chicago Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, it’s the center of religious life for many Orthodox faithful and their families. We are dedicated to serving the people of God in the spirit of Christian love, and we invite you to come and worship with us whenever you are in the Ukrainian Village-Wicker Park area. Tours are available by appointment and on Saturdays as indicated on the website, or worship with us during services.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Chicago is a city of architecture, from Louis Sullivan to Daniel Burnham to Frank Lloyd Wright. The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, the cathedral church of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest, is one of only two churches designed by Sullivan, one of the seminal architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Located at 1121 North Leavitt Street, in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood, it was built in 1903, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and designated a Chicago Landmark in 1979. Curiously, construction was partly financed by a donation of 4,000 roubles (or $2,700) from Tsar St. Nicholas II of Russia and $1,250 from Sullivan, who also donated the priceless Healy & Millet manufactured chandelier that is one of the highlights of the interior. The church, which was elevated to a cathedral in 1923, retains many features of Russian provincial architecture, including an octagonal dome, frontal bell tower, cupolas, window and roof framing and Art Nouveau decorative design over the western entrance to the church.
2. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
3. Ukranian Institute of Modern Art
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Founded in 1971, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago is home to one of the world's largest collections of Ukrainian-American abstract and minimalist works from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Located at 2320 West Chicago Avenue, east of Western Avenue, in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood, it was established to fill a void in the public's understanding of nationally and internationally recognized Ukrainian artists engaged with contemporary art. In six to seven major exhibits in the 2,100-square-foot main gallery and in two side galleries are displayed the works of Chicago, Canadian, Ukrainian, Polish and Lithuanian artists and sculptors as well as first-generation computer art, book art, fiber and ceramics. Recently, my wife and I enjoyed three exhibitions--The Eternal Eye by Yana Bystrova and Paula Henderson, Chicago: Selections from the Permanent Collection by Morris Barazani and Harold Hayden and Michel Andreenko and Ukrainian Artists in Paris by Alexis Gritchenko and Oleksa Hryshchenko. Open from noon to 4 from Wednesday through Sunday, the UIMA is committed to a program of art exhibitions, musical concerts, lectures, readings, films and multidisciplinary events relevant and challenging to all members of the community and the city while serving the cultural needs and strengthening understanding and diversity. Many artists have world-class reputations and their works can be found in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery in Washington DC.
4. Tarnish
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
Tarnish is a woman owned website and store in Chicago dedicated to motorcycle riders and the lifestyle surrounding them.
5. St. Volodymyr Cathedral
6. Innjoy
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3.0 based on 2 reviews
7. The Fifty/50
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
8. Study Hall
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
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