decoarchitecture: Projected Beacon of Progress Tower, Chicago, IllinoisDrawing from around 1900 via archimaps From Wikipedia: Constant-Désiré Despradelle designed the Beacon to represent the founding of America, and so it consisted of thirteen obelisks which he said represented the original thirteen colonies. The group of obelisks merged to form a single spire soaring 1,500 feet (approximately 457 metres) above Chicago. This is similar to the height of the Sears Tower, built in the city in 1973.
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Projected Beacon of Progress Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Drawing from around 1900 via archimaps

From Wikipedia:

Constant-Désiré Despradelle designed the Beacon to represent the founding of America, and so it consisted of thirteen obelisks which he said represented the original thirteen colonies. The group of obelisks merged to form a single spire soaring 1,500 feet (approximately 457 metres) above Chicago. This is similar to the height of the Sears Tower, built in the city in 1973.

Source: archimaps

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    Fascist tower of progress
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