Civic Opera Building, Chicago

Name: Civic Opera Building
Address: Chicago, United States

#627 among attractions in Chicago

Art Deco architecture

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The Civic Opera Building is a 45-story office tower located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The building opened November 4, 1929, and has an Art Deco interior. It contains a 3,563-seat opera house, the Civic Opera House, which is the second-largest opera auditorium in North America. Today, the opera house is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. ()

Architectural style: Art DecoCoordinates: 41°52'57"N, 87°38'15"W

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Downtown (The Loop)Chicago United States

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Civic Opera Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Civic Opera House, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 150 North Riverside, Lyric Opera.

~10 ftSW
Theater, Opera, Concerts and shows
Civic Opera House, Chicago
1 min walk • The Civic Opera House, also called Lyric Opera House is an opera house located at 20 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. The Civic's main performance space, named for Ardis Krainik, seats 3,563, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, after the Metropolitan Opera House.
~1340 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Opera
Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago
7 min walk • The Cadillac Palace Theatre is operated by Broadway In Chicago, a Nederlander company. It is located at 151 West Randolph Street in the Chicago Loop area.
~1050 ftN
Skyscraper
150 North Riverside, Chicago
6 min walk • 150 North Riverside Plaza is a highrise building in Chicago, Illinois, completed in 2017. The building is 54 stories tall. The building occupies a two-acre site on the west bank of the Chicago River, whose size and location demanded an unusually small base for the building.
~1090 ftW
Bridge, Opera, Concerts and shows
Lyric Opera, Chicago
6 min walk • The Madison Street Bridge, also known as the Lyric Opera Bridge, is a 1922 bascule bridge that spans the South Branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.
~740 ftN
Bridge
Randolph Street Bridge, Chicago
4 min walk • The Randolph Street Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
~1180 ftS
Bridge
Adams Street Bridge, Chicago
6 min walk • The Adams Street Bridge is a bridge that spans the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.
~500 ftS
Chicago school architecture
Gage Group Buildings, Chicago
3 min walk • The Gage Group Buildings consist of three buildings located at 18, 24 and 30 S. Michigan Avenue, between Madison Street and Monroe Street, in Chicago, Illinois. They were built from 1890–1899, designed by Holabird & Roche for the three millinery firms - Gage, Keith and Ascher. The building at 18 S.
~1760 ftE
Architecture, Theater
Chase Tower, Chicago
9 min walk • Chase Tower, located in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois at 10 South Dearborn Street, is a 60-story skyscraper completed in 1969.
~1060 ftE
Street
Wells Street, Chicago
6 min walk • Wells Street is a major north–south street in Chicago. It is officially designated as 200 West, and is named in honor of William Wells, a United States Army Captain who died in the Battle of Fort Dearborn.
0.4 miNE
41°53'6"N • 87°37'48"W
Goodman Theater, Chicago
11 min walk • Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
~1110 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture
300 West Adams Building, Chicago
6 min walk • The 300 West Adams Building exemplifies several themes in the development of Chicago's Central Area. As a 1920s-era office building in the West Loop, the building reflects the outward expansion of Chicago's office business district from its historic core into former warehouse districts along the Chicago River.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Civic Opera Building?

Nearby attractions include Civic Opera House, Chicago (1 min walk), Washington Boulevard Bridge, Chicago (2 min walk), One North Wacker, Chicago (2 min walk), River Point, Chicago (2 min walk).

How to get to Civic Opera Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Civic Opera Building:

Bus

Madison & Franklin • Lines: 124, 157, 19, 20, 56, 60, J14, (N) N20, (N) N60 (3 min walk)
Washington & Franklin • Lines: 124, 157, 19, 20, 56, 60, J14, (N) N20, (N) N60 (3 min walk)

Train

Ogilvie Transportation Center (5 min walk)
Chicago Union Station (8 min walk)

Metro

Washington/Wells • Lines: Brown, Orange, Pink, Purple (5 min walk)
Clinton • Lines: Green, Pink (9 min walk)