Chicago City Pictures

The Chicago city skyline is one of the most recognizable in the world. Rising from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, the Chicago city skyline has grown to include such well known buildings as the Sears Tower â?" now the Willis Tower, the Prudential Building and a host of famous buildings along the city's storied Lakefront. The Chicago city skyline is considered by many to be an awe-inspiring sight of unrivaled beauty.

Over the past 150 years, world famous architects have used the Chicago skyline in much the same way an artist uses a canvass. Against the backdrop of the Lake Michigan shoreline, the Chicago skyline sparkles with the vibrancy only a city like Chicago can provide. Driving north along Lake Shore Drive visitors are treated to the downtown skyline and the luxury high rise buildings along the city's Gold Coast. Driving south brings into view other well known venues such as Navy Pier, the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, Shed Aquarium and Soldier Field.

While the Willis Tower and building like the new the Trump Tower receive most of the attention, other smaller buildings help to make the Chicago city skyline one of the world's most unique scenic views. From Lake Point Tower on the North Shore to the John Hancock Center in the city's Loop, the Chicago skyline has been the subject of millions of Chicago city pictures and panoramas.