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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 ...
He was the designer of the Sears Tower, since renamed Willis Tower, the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998, and the 100-story John Hancock Center. A partner in the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago, Khan, more than any other individual, ushered in a renaissance in skyscraper construction during the second half of the ...
The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (also known as 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]
Today, the Sears name has disappeared from a piece of history. The iconic skyscraper that it once called home. The Sears Tower is now officially the Willis Tower. Willis is a British-based ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- The tallest building in America is getting a new name. Chicago's Sears Tower will be renamed Willis Tower after London-based Willis Group Holdings. The insurance broker announced ...
The Sears Tower is now officially the Willis Tower. Willis is a British-based insurance agency that bought the naming rights some months The iconic skyscraper that it once called home.
Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower. It was the tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. It is the third-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the 26th-tallest building in the world. [7] [8] 4 111 West 57th Street: New York City: United States 435 (1,428) 84 2021 Also known as Steinway Tower.
The Sears Tower was the world’s tallest building until 1996, when it was surpassed by the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ... July 2009 - The Sears Tower is officially renamed ...