Ocean Tower
is really Aqua, Chicago, Illinois
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A City Hotspot in the Loop whose wavy balconies give it a watery look. The hotspot text calls it the tallest building in the world with a woman as lead architect.
The real place
Aqua was designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and completed in 2009. Its 82 storeys have balconies of different depths on every floor, which make the whole facade seem to ripple.
Visiting
The building is residential, so enjoy it from outside. Lakeshore East Park at its foot and the corner of Columbus Drive and Wacker Drive both give a good angle on the waves.
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