Stadium
Soldier Field
Neoclassical limestone stadium bowl whose modern steel-and-glass renovation cost it landmark status.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Soldier Field in Chicago covers the limestone, Doric-columned bowl built in 1924 to honor First World War soldiers, and the radical early-2000s renovation that gutted its interior and lowered a steel-and-glass seating bowl inside the old colonnade. You'll hear how critics reacted when it reopened in September 2003, including the Chicago Tribune's verdict and comparisons to a flying saucer landing inside a Greek ruin, and how a federal advisory panel responded. Run your hand along the pale original stone near the columns, then turn toward the field to feel where the two eras meet.
This audio guide was created using AI.