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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. 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 ]

  4. 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

  5. Chicago On High: Time Lapse Video From The Willis Tower - AOL

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    Stephen Greenwood Chicago's architecture is world famous, and while a river cruise is the best way to take in all of the structural details of the skyline, the observation deck of the Willis Tower ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Chicago's tallest building Willis Tower sells for $1.3 billion

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    Chicago, Illinois (WGN) - The Willis Tower has a new owner. The Blackstone Group is a private real estate investment team. Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII agreed to pay $1.3 billion for the tower.

  8. 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 ...

  9. List of tallest buildings in New York City - Wikipedia

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    At 1,550 feet, it has the highest roof height of any building outside Asia, surpassing the Willis Tower by 100 feet (30 m). The building is also the tallest residential building in the world both by roof height and architectural height. Top floor marketed as 130 but has 99 actual floors. Construction was delayed in 2015 and resumed in 2017.