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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. 1 World Trade Center (1971–2001) - Wikipedia

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    The core of each tower was a rectangular area 87 by 135 feet (27 by 41 m), and contained 47 steel columns running from the bedrock to the top of the tower. [58] The North Tower's structural core was oriented with the long axis east to west. [59] The core columns supported about half the towers' weight. [59] All elevators were located in the core.

  4. World Trade Center (1973–2001) - Wikipedia

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    One group led by Mohamed Atta crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the northern facade of the North Tower [191] at 8:46:40 a.m.; the aircraft struck between the 93rd and 99th floors. Seventeen minutes later, at 9:03:11 a.m., [ a ] a second group led by Marwan al-Shehhi crashed the similarly hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 into the ...

  5. A day that shocked the world: Photos capture stunned planet ...

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    People run away as the second tower of World Trade Center crumbles down after a plane hit the building September 11, 2001, in New York City. ... and Jamie Otten look at news photos of the attacks ...

  6. Willis Tower’s renovated Skydeck opens, offering a unique ...

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  7. Willis Tower Fast Facts - AOL

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    Read Fast Facts from CNN about Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, located in Chicago. ... Height of Skydeck/103rd floor - 1,353 feet. Lowest level - 43 feet below Franklin St.

  8. List of tallest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Also known as the Nordstrom Tower. At 1,550 feet, the tower is the tallest residential building in the world both by roof height and architectural height. [9] [10] Topped out in September 2019. [11] It is the tallest building outside Asia by roof height. Tallest building constructed in the United States in the 2020s. Willis Tower † Chicago

  9. List of tallest buildings in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    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 ]