Opened in 1897 as the Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Cultural Center is housed in a beautiful Beaux-Arts building designed by George Foster Shepley, and opened in 1897. While the center is famous for its stunning Tiffany stained-glass domes, it also features a series of wonderful mosaic murals.

The mosaics are located in the staircase that leads from the Preston Bradley Hall – the site of the world’s largest Tiffany stained-glass dome. This historic hall was originally the place where people picked up the books they had requested from the Chicago Public Library.