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Sears Tower

Sears Tower, Chicago
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Quick Facts
City  Chicago
Country  USA
Year  1971 - 1974
Height  442,3m / 1 451ft
Floors  110
Surface  408.773m2 / 4,400,000sq ft
Realisation
Architect  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Bruce Graham)
Engineers  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Fazlur Rahman Khan)
Developer  Sears, Roebuck and Company
Building Info
Name  Sears Tower
Category  Office Building
Alias  Willis Tower
Materials  structural steel
black anodized aluminum
bronze-tinted glass
Address  233 South Wacker Drive - Block bounded by Francklin Street and Wacker Drive, Adams Street and Jackson Boulevard
Notes
Highest building in the world 1974-1997.
103 elevators.
74000 tons of steel were used for the construction.
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