Chicago Temple Building

The Chicago Temple is a skyscraper in Chicago with a height of 169 m (other sources speak of 173 m ) and 29 floors. He was 1922-1923 according to the plans of the architectural firm Holabird & Roche on behalf of the Methodist Episcopal Congregation built ( the congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church ), the oldest church in the city ( founded in 1831 ).

Use

The ground floor of the church of the First United Methodist Church is located in Chicago with about 1000 seats in the 2nd floor, a chapel, other ecclesiastical spaces and the administration of the parish. Furthermore, in the 3rd and 4th floor, are premises for the Sunday school, a conference room and a room for the church choir. The next 17 floors up to the 21st floor are offices that are mainly rented to lawyers.

It is around 120 meters above sea level the Sky Chapel ( " Chapel sky " ), which was donated in 1952 by the family of Myrtle Walgreen. The top of the building in the shape of a Gothic church tower rises to a height of 169 or 173 meters. Since it is not a pure church building, it is not the highest spire in the world, but it is from the highest spire in the world, measured from street level.