Chicago • Tribune Tower • April 27, 2005
Chicago’s Tribune Tower (1923 -1925) by John Mead Howells,
Raymond M. Hood, Associated Architects,
was modelled on the Tour de Beurre (Butter Tower) of
Notre Dame Cathedral in Rouen, France.
It was named the ‘Butter Tower,” because if you wanted to eat
butter during Lent; You paid the Cathedral,
and the money went towards the construction of the Tower.
way to share the knowledge, vince. nicely snapped shot, too!
Comment by jimmyZ — 4/27/2005 @ 16:11 Wed
I love that building. And its many stones from around the world that make up its buttress. Apparently brought back by the many journalists and their many travels. Me thinks that’s the deal, anyway…Nice pho-to, Evil. I would love to see one with the spires lit up. At night. Ya know…If you are taking requests. Hey…can you play “pass the dutchie” or “she blinded me with science.” I love those cuts. “Pink Moon” into “pass the dutchie…”
that’s L-I-V-E.
Comment by Darby — 4/27/2005 @ 16:29 Wed
laughing out loud -
Comment by evil — 4/27/2005 @ 16:37 Wed
Paying for butter during Lent to help with construction costs? Is that for real? If so, it doesn’t surprise me that the Catholic Church was bribing people to help pay for something on that level. Did you know that at one point in time, Catholics were not allowed to drink coffee…apparently, they knew that “coffee is the DEVIL!” Just like Bobby Boucher’s mother. At least until some Pope decided that he liked coffee and decided to either make a deal with Beelzebubba or just declare that new doctrine and dismiss it all as hogwash.
Comment by Mark — 4/27/2005 @ 21:19 Wed