William Wrigley Jr. was a chewing gum magnate. Like many newly rich forged in the decade of the ten companies looking for the most impressive home ever built and it hired architect Charles Beersman . The building completed in 1924, consisted of two buildings connected by an open platform in the third and thirteenth floors. The north tower is slightly lower than the southern stands out with its 145 meters. The current lighting in 1921, is formed by more than 62 outbreaks in the Wrigley Building own powerful spotlights from the Chicago River. Image
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The classic look of your watch six feet gives his promoter stately looking. Its exterior is covered with glazed terracotta plaques 250.000. During construction, the building was covered with terracotta world's largest. The shot clock is inspired by the Giralda in Seville, albeit with some American neo-Renaissance touches, making it one of the most important buildings of the art movement in Chicago.
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| Architect | Charles Beersman |
| Year End | |
| 1920 Project Year | 1924 |
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| | 30 |
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| Promoter | Wrigley Jr. |
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