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- Code Number:
- CLCV01P05_07.1711
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People, Observation Room, John Hancock Building, Skyline, Skyscrapers, cityscape, lookout, viewing
- This remarkable 108-story, 442 meter (1,450 feet) skyscraper stands tall in the Chicago skyline. When completed in 1974 it was the tallest building in the world. It remained the world's tallest building until 1998. It is now the second tallest building in the United States and the 13th-tallest in the world.
Location: 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 Constructed: 1970-1973 Use: Office, observation, communication Height: Antenna/Spire 527 meters (1,730 feet) Roof: 442 meters (1,451 feet ) Floors: 108 Floor area: 418,064 meters (353,961 m rentable), 4.56 million sq feet. (3.81 million sq feet rentable) Elevators: 104, with 16 double-decker elevators, made by Westinghouse, modernized by Schindler Group Companies Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
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Viewing Scopes, Binoculars, Observation, spotting, Willis Tower, (Sears Tower), Second Tallest Building in North America, Skyscraper, Landmark, Tourist Attraction, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, City, Architecture, Travel, Scenics, Structure, Chicagoland
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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