Thursday, February 6, 2014

February 6, 2014.

Dear Future Students:


I greet you cordially to tell you that this city is very beautiful. Here you can enjoy the magic of every place in Chicago.
In Winter you'll have to bring warm clothing because it's very cold here, but it's wonderful to see the streets and snow covered building.
I think if we enjoyed being here in spite of the cold winter, of course, you will enjoyed more in the spring or the summer.
Please enjoy every moment, learn everything you can and out of you the word boredom, tiredness and all words that do not allow you to enjoy.
The people are very respectfully here, you also learn from them.
Among the places that you can find here are:  Millennium Park, Museum of Ciency Industry Chicago, Chicago History Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, etc.


Goodbye and enjoy.


Sincerely,


Valeska Magdalena Espinoza Jara.




Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Photographs of  visit to different places in Chicago City.

Willis Tower





Zoo







Library



Different places



Chicago History Museum

In this museum there are many historical objects, photo collections and collections of famous designers dresses.
Between objects I found this Travel and Transport Building (miniature)


The Travel and Trasnsport Building



I think the building was made of metal, glass and wood.

It's a blue building with twelve metal tower. It's tall and on top it has a glass dome.

*Some characteristics important of this artifact are: 

  • the dome was designed to expand and contract and as the temperature changes.
  • It was one of the first building contracted by fair planners.
  • It provided a clear and unobstructed space for exhibition.
This artifact was used to host fairs.

This object might have been used by expectators, turists, and fair planners.



The cables attached to the 12 towers of the Travel and Transport Building, designed for the Century of Progress Exhibition by Edward H. Bennett, John Holabird, and Hubert Burnham, held a suspended dome that allowed for clear, unobstructed, and relatively inexpensive exhibit space inside the building.