Tribune Tower

Tribune Tower is a Gothic Revival skyscraper on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The building rises 36 floors, structured with vertical limestone piers while decorative buttresses frame the upper section.

The Chicago Tribune organized a competition in 1922 to design a new headquarters, attracting submissions from 23 countries. The jury selected the design by Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells, completed in 1925.

The base of the facade displays over 150 fragments from important buildings around the world, embedded into the stone. Reporters from the newspaper collected these pieces during their travels and brought them back to Chicago, where they were set into the outer walls.

Access to the entrance hall is possible during the day, as the ground floor includes a public area with shops and dining options. The upper floors have been closed to visitors since the conversion to residential units in 2018.

The building contains a fragment of the Moon brought back by Apollo 15 astronauts and given to the newspaper. This stone was placed alongside the other collection pieces on the facade, even though it does not come from Earth.

Location: Chicago

Inception: 1925

Architects: Raymond Hood, John Mead Howells

Architectural style: Gothic Revival

Floors above the ground: 36

Height: 141 m

GPS coordinates: 41.89039,-87.62369

Latest update: December 13, 2025 18:28