Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
A Willis spokesman said the naming rights were obtained as part of the negotiations at no cost to Willis [196] and the building was renamed the Willis Tower on July 16, 2009. [ 113 ] The naming rights are valid for 15 years, so it is possible that the building's name could change again as soon as 2024. [ 197 ]
The Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is 108 stories, but its Skydeck Observatory is on the 103rd floor. ... This 80-floor structure houses 2.5 million square feet of commercial space and ...
1996 - The Petronas Twin Towers surpass the Sears Tower in height to become the world’s tallest buildings at 1,483 feet each. The Sears Tower becomes the world’s third-tallest building.
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
At the time, the Willis Tower held first place in the second and third categories, the Petronas Towers held the first category, and the original WTC North Tower held the fourth (height to tip) category with its antenna. [19] In 2000, however, a new antenna mast was placed on the Willis Tower, giving it the record in the fourth category.
Upon completion it became the city's third-tallest building at 1,198 ft (365 m), [9] behind the Willis Tower and Trump Hotel and Tower, [3] and surpassing the Aon Center. It is the tallest structure in the world designed by a woman. [10] It forms a part of the Lakeshore East development and overlooks the Chicago River near Lake Michigan.
Tallest building in Beijing. 16 Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) 527 1,729 1974 Skyscraper Office, observation, UHF/VHF transmission, later United Airlines HQ [3] United States Chicago: Tallest building in the world 1974–1998 (by structural height). 17