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Willis Tower

The Willis Tower, formerly known and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, 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 building, a title that it held…

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Owner
Blackstone Group
Location
233 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 United States
Architects
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Fazlur Rahman Khan Bruce Graham
Architectural
1,451 ft (442 m)
Architectural style
International
Completed
1974; 52 years ago (1974)

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related to Naming rights · 26
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related to Skydeck · 21
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related to Broadcasting · 14
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related to Architecture · 9
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related to External links · 8
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related to Structural and mechanical features · 8
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Current tenants · 5
Willis Tower → ArentFox Schiff, Morgan Stanley, Seyfarth Shaw, United Airlines, Willis Towers Watson
Architects · 1
Willis Tower → Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Fazlur Rahman Khan Bruce Graham
Architectural · 1
Willis Tower → 1,451 ft (442 m)

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Willis TowerArchitectsSkidmore, Owings & Merrill Fazlur Rahman Khan Bruce Graham1.00infobox
Willis TowerArchitectural1,451 ft (442 m)1.00infobox
Willis TowerArchitectural styleInternational1.00infobox
Willis TowerCompleted1974; 52 years ago (1974)1.00infobox
Willis TowerConstruction started1970; 56 years ago (1970)1.00infobox
Willis TowerCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Willis TowerCostUS$150 million1.00infobox
Willis TowerCurrent tenantsUnited Airlines1.00infobox
Willis TowerCurrent tenantsArentFox Schiff1.00infobox
Willis TowerCurrent tenantsSeyfarth Shaw1.00infobox
Willis TowerCurrent tenantsMorgan Stanley1.00infobox
Willis TowerCurrent tenantsWillis Towers Watson1.00infobox
Willis TowerEngineerJaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP), Aon Fire Protection Engineering, formerly Schirmer Engineering Corporation (Fire)1.00infobox
Willis TowerFloor area4,477,800 sq ft (416,000 m2)1.00infobox
Willis TowerFloor count110 (+3 basement floors)1.00infobox
Willis TowerFormer namesSears Tower (1973–2009)1.00infobox
Willis TowerLifts/elevators104, with 16 double-decker elevators, made by Westinghouse, modernized by Schindler Group and recently modernized by Otis Elevator Company1.00infobox
Willis TowerLocation233 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 United States1.00infobox
Willis TowerMain contractorMorse Diesel International1.00infobox
Willis TowerNamed forWillis Towers Watson Sears (1973–2009)1.00infobox
Willis TowerOpeningSeptember 1973; 52 years ago (September 1973)1.00infobox
Willis TowerOwnerBlackstone Group1.00infobox
Willis TowerPreceded byWorld Trade Center1.00infobox
Willis TowerPublic transitBrown Pink Orange Purple at Quincy1.00infobox
Willis TowerStatus@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-cli…1.00infobox
Willis TowerStructural engineerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill1.00infobox
Willis TowerSurpassed byPetronas Towers[a] Taipei 1011.00infobox
Willis TowerTip1,707 ft (520.3 m) after antennas added in 1982, 1,729 ft (527.0 m) after antenna extension in 20001.00infobox
Willis TowerTop floor1,354 ft (413 m)1.00infobox
Willis TowerTypeOffice, observation, communication1.00infobox

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