Continue walking east on Randolph to Clark Street, cross Clark Street, then walk south to Washington Street. The large building and plaza to your left is the Richard J. Daley Center. Opened in 1965 and named after the late mayor of Chicago -- whose son also became mayor -- the 31 story, 648-foot tall Daley Center primarily functions as a courthouse. It has 120 courtrooms in total, but it also contains offices for Cook County, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois. Designed by C. F. Murphy & Associates, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and Loebl Schlossman & Bennett, the Richard J. Daley Center was designated as a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002.

The Daley Center plaza is a popular gathering spot, and it hosts numerous cultural, civic, and holiday events throughout the year.

In the Daley Center plaza stands a 50-foot tall sculpture designed by Pablo Picasso. While a beloved icon of the city, Chicagoans have debated for years exactly what this sculpture represents. The design for the sculpture was donated free-of-charge by Picasso, and the actual scuplture was constructed by the United States Steel Corporation in Gary, Indiana. The sculpture was unveiled on August 15, 1967.

The building just to the west of the plaza and across Clark Street -- with the large Roman columns -- houses Cook County offices and Chicago’s City Hall. Across Washington Street to the south, just opposite the Picasso, you’ll find another great piece of public art. This sculpture is by famed artist Joan Miro and is called The Sun, The Moon and One Star (also known as "Miss Chicago").

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