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Chicago in July

Aerial View of Chicago (north)

VIEW TAKEN FROM:
Skydeck (observation deck)
Stories: 103
Height: 1,353 feet / 412 meters
theskydeck.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/skydeck_onsite_...

Willis Tower
Formerly: Sears Tower
233 South Wacker Drive
Construction: Started, Aug 1970 + Finished, May 1973
Architects: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Stories: 110
Height (roof): 1,450 feet / 443 meters
Height (antenna): 1,730 feet / 520 meters
chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/375/The-Willis-Towe...

For nearly 25 years, Willis Tower was the world's tallest building (surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York). Today, the Willis Tower is the 2nd tallest building in the USA, and the 8th tallest freestanding structure in the world. It is a magnificent icon, impossible to miss within Chicago's skyline.

Skydeck Chicago is the observation deck on the 103rd floor - visited by approximately 1.5 million tourists every year. On a clear day, you can see over 50 miles in each direction and see four US states. The elevators within the building are among some of the fastest in the world, operating as fast as 1,600 feet per minute.

HISTORY:

In 1969, Sears Roebuck and Co. was the largest retailer in the world (350,000 employees), and needed one large office space. Architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill were commissioned to design the building, and Fazlur Khan, the structural engineer, designed the “bundled tube” design that handled both wind and gravity.

Sears Tower took 3 years to complete. The builders used enough concrete to make an eight-lane highway 5 miles long. Within the building, there are 25 miles of plumbing, 1500 miles of electric wiring , 80 miles of elevator cable, 796 restroom faucets, and more than 145,000 light fixtures. The last beam put in place was signed by 12,000 construction workers, Sears employees and Chicagoans. In 1988, Sears Roebuck and Co. sold and moved out of the building, but the Sears Tower name remained until 2009 when the building was renamed after the Willis Group, a London- based global insurance broker.

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago / Haymarket (show map)

Taken on: July 28, 2013

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Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, f/4.0, 1/500 sec, 6mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	6mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Windows
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