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As a tribute to Nickel and Sullivan, sections of the Trading Room stencils, molded pilaster capitals, and art glass were preserved and in 1977 the Art Institute created a complete reconstruction of this significant room in a new wing of the museum. At the same time, the monumental entry arch of the Stock Exchange was erected on the museum grounds near the corner of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive.<\/p>\n","short_description":null,"dimensions":"Room is roughly 5,704 square feet (not including gallery)","dimensions_detail":[],"medium_display":"Mixed media recreation of room","inscriptions":null,"credit_line":"Gift of Three Oaks Wrecking Company","catalogue_display":null,"publication_history":"Vinci, John, ed. 1989. The Trading Room: Louis Sullivan and The Chicago Stock Exchange. Art Institute of Chicago.\n\nArt Institute of Chicago. 1990. Fragments of Chicago's Past: The Collection of Architectural Fragments at The Art Institute of Chicago. Exh. cat. 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