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[[Image:Home Insurance Building.JPG|thumb|Home Insurance Building]]

'''Chicago architecture''' has influenced and reflected the history of [[American architecture]]. The city of [[Chicago, Illinois]] features prominent buildings in a variety of styles by many important [[architect]]s. Since most buildings within the downtown area were destroyed (the most famous exception being the [[Chicago Water Tower|Water Tower]]) by the [[Great Chicago Fire]] in [[1871]], Chicago buildings are noted for their originality rather than their antiquity.