The Field Museum
Architecture
Stanley Field Hall. Apse.
Stanley Field Hall. Coffered Skylight.
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Stanley Field Hall
Stanley Field Hall. Skylight
Coffered Vault
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Stanley Field Hall
From the Balcony
View from the Balcony
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Facade
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Facade
Bas Reliefs
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Facade
North Entry
Photographs
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Allegorical Figure. "Science"
"Dissemination of Knowledge"
Allegorical Figure. "Dissemination of Knowledge."
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Stanley Field Hall
HENRY HERING, Sculptor
Allegorical Figures
"Science"
"Research"
"Record"
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Facade
Detail
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Facade
PARIS ON THE LAKE. On May 2, 1921, after six years of construction, the Field Museum of Natural History opened its doors to the public. Designed by Willliam Peirce Anderson of Graham Anderson Probst & White Architects, with sculpture by artist Henry Hering, the monumental neoclassical structure took its place first imagined in Daniel Burnham's1909 Plan of Chicago. Click on Bookmarks (below) or scroll down to explore the extensive collection of photography describing this Landmark Structure.