The Old Chicago Water Tower
The Old Water Tower on Michigan Avenue in Chicago is dear to my family as my great-grandfather is recognized with a plaque for his service to the city during the Great Chicago Fire and as mayor in the 1890's. While there are some models of this building online, I wanted to create a version as realistic and detailed as I could. This is the first project I modeled from scratch completely in Blender.
Download the model for free on cgtrader:
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