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2. Willis Tower - Wikipedia

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   The Willis Tower, originally and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110- story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), it opened in 1973 as the world's tallest ...

3. Willis Tower Fast Facts - AOL

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   July 2009 - The Sears Tower is officially renamed Willis Tower. The same month, an attraction called the Ledge opens on the 103rd floor, with glass balconies and a view down 1,353 feet to the ...

4. John Hancock Center - Wikipedia

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   The elevators are credited as the fastest in the Western Hemisphere, with a top speed of 1,800 ft/min (20.5 mph; 9 m/s). [42] The observatory boasts more floor space than its direct competitor, Skydeck at the Willis Tower. There is a full bar called BAR 94 which stocks local beer and spirits from Revolution Brewing and KOVAL Distillery. [43]

5. List of tallest buildings in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974. [2] [3] Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world upon its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013. [4]

6. List of tallest observation towers in the United States

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   It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996. 3. Gateway Arch. 192 m (630 ft) 1965. Steel. St. Louis, Missouri. Both the width and height of the arch are 630 feet (192 m). The arch is the tallest memorial in the United States and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world.

7. Protective coating on Willis Tower Ledge cracks under ... - AOL

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   A California family got more than they bargained for during a trip to the Willis Tower Skydeck, WGNTV reports. Alejandro Garibay, his brother and two cousins were visiting Chicago's tallest ...

8. The One Thing You Have to Do in Every State - AOL

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   The Willis Tower (perhaps better known by its former name, the Sears Tower) is the nation's third-tallest building, with sweeping views of Chicago and Lake Michigan from the Skydeck on the 103rd ...

9. Aon Center (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Aon Center. The Aon Center (200 East Randolph Street, formerly Amoco Building) [3] is a modern supertall skyscraper located in the Northeast corner of the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 [4] as the Standard Oil Building ...