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Christkindlmarket, Chicago 2014. The market is situated by a large Christmas tree at Daley Plaza and also houses a small nativity scene. [6] The site features entertainment from Christmas choirs, dance groups, and brass bands. [2] It also houses a Santa house. [2]
Merchandise Mart. Brown Line. Purple Line Express. The Merchandise Mart (or the Merch Mart, or the Mart) is a commercial building located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it was opened in 1930, it was the largest building in the world, with 4 million square feet (372,000 m 2) of floor space. [1] [2] The Art Deco structure is located at the ...
A Christmas market [a] is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent. [1] These markets originated in Germany, but are now held in many countries. [2] Some in the U.S. have adapted the name to the quasi-German Christkindlmarket, substituting market for German Markt.
From Switzerland’s Basel Christmas Market to Denmark’s Christmas in Tivoli to New York’s Winter Village, here are some of the top Christmas markets that are taking place around the world in ...
Budapest’s two most popular markets, in Vörösmarty Square and nearby St. Stephen’s Basilica, feature handicrafts as well as traditional holiday dishes like goulash spiced with paprika ...
Vienna’s Christmas markets trace their roots back to the 13th century, and today they are among the most famed in Europe.Prime among them is the Magic of Advent Market at Rathausplatz, in front ...
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a centralized processing area. By the 1890s, the railroad capital behind the ...
Budapest, Hungary. Budapest’s markets take place from mid-November (Getty Images/iStockphoto) They like to kick off the Christmas season early in Budapest, where food and gift stalls pop up in ...