Queen's Landing
Pier in Chicago, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen's Landing is a concrete pier on the shore of Lake Michigan, east of Lake Shore Drive, across from Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. It takes its name from being the site where Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh disembarked from a royal barge in 1959 during the first visit by a reigning British monarch to Chicago.[1]
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Type | Working pier |
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Carries | Barges |
Spans | Lake Michigan |
Maintained by | Chicago Department of Transportation |
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Coordinates | 41.8758°N 87.6161°W / 41.8758; -87.6161 |
Note: Queen's Landing does not extend into Lake Michigan; instead the pier lies along the lakefront. |
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