Galter Pavilion

The Galter Pavilion is a skyscraper hospital building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is located at 675 N. St. Clair St.

Galter Pavilion
General information
StatusComplete
Location675 N. St. Clair Street
Chicago, Illinois
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.8947°N 87.6222°W / 41.8947; -87.6222
Construction started1994
Completed1997
Height402.5 ft (122.68 m)
Technical details
Floor count22 (+1 below-grade)
Lifts/elevators20
References
[1], [2]

The building is named after hospital benefactors Jack and Dollie Galter.[3] It is the second tallest hospital building in the Western Hemisphere, and is the fifth tallest in the world, just behind the neighboring and connected Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

The Galter Pavilion is joined to the hospital's Feinberg Pavilion on the first three floors. The buildings were constructed as the centerpiece of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 1997. Together the buildings house a total of 2,134,920 square feet of space.[1] It currently houses a combination of inpatient and outpatient services.

References
  1. "Galter Pavilion on EMPORIS". Emporis. 2012-06-05.
  2. "Galter Pavilion". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "Dollie Galter Obituary". Chicago Tribune. 2001-04-20.
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