Chicago Temple Building

Tallest building in Chicago from 1924 to 1930; surpassed by the Chicago Board of Trade.

The building contains 3 sanctuaries: a 2-story main sanctuary on the ground floor seating 1,200; the Dixon Chapel on the 2nd floor; and the "Sky Chapel" below the steeple, 400 feet high.

This is the tallest church building in the world, but the tallest actual church is the Ulmer Münster in Germany.

The Sky Chapel is too small for most masses, but is commonly used for special events like baptisms, weddings, and funerals.

The building contains one residential unit: a parsonage for the Methodist church's senior pastor.

The legendary trial attorney Clarence Darrow used to work on the 6th floor of this building.

The Sky Chapel was installed in 1952 as a gift from Myrtle Walgreen in honor of her husband, the founder of the Walgreen's chain of drugstores.

The church's congregation is the oldest in Chicago, dating back to a log church across the Chicago River in 1831. In 1838 the church was moved to this site.

Another combination of a Methodist church with a skyscraper is the Methodist House in Hong Kong.

A detailed model of the building is on display on the second floor.