Where to travel, travel and route planner » sears tower http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 John Hancock Center, Chicago http://www.dankuna.com/blog/john-hancock-center-chicago.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-hancock-center-chicago http://www.dankuna.com/blog/john-hancock-center-chicago.html#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:37:55 +0000 Pete http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/north-america/john-hancock-center-chicago/ [...]]]> The at 875 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot (344 m) tall designed by structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. When completed in 1969, it was the outside New York City. It is the third-tallest skyscraper in Chicago and the fifth-tallest in the United States, after the , the , the Bank of America Tower (New York), and the . When measured to the top of its antenna masts, it stands at 1,500 feet (457 m).
John Hancock Center, Chicago

John Hancock Center


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The building is home to offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums and contains the highest residences in the world. This skyscraper was named for Company, a developer and original tenant of the building. The has long been home to a restaurant, the latest tenant being “The Signature Room on the .” While patrons dine, they can look out at Chicago and Lake Michigan. The Hancock Center’s observation facilities (called the ) compete with the Sears Tower’s Skydeck across town. The Hancock Center is in a commercial district, while the Sears Tower is in the financial district. The Hancock Center 94th displays exhibits about the city of Chicago. Maps explain the view in each direction and a special meshed-in area allows the visitors to feel the winds 1,030 feet (314 m) above ground level. The 44th-floor sky lobby features America’s highest indoor swimming pool. Nice travel attraction to see.
John Hancock Center, Chicago GPS : 41° 53′ 55.68″ N, 87° 37′ 22.8″ W

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]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/john-hancock-center-chicago.html/feed 0 Sears Tower, Chicago http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sears-tower-chicago.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sears-tower-chicago http://www.dankuna.com/blog/sears-tower-chicago.html#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:45:44 +0000 JohnMS http://www.dankuna.com/blog/continent/north-america/sears-tower-chicago/ [...]]]> The is a in Chicago, Illinois. It has been the since 1973, surpassing the World Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the only a year earlier. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Sears Tower, Chicago

Sears Tower, Chicago


Construction commenced in August 1970 and the building reached its originally anticipated on May 3, 1973. When completed, the Sears Tower had overtaken the roof of the World Trade Center in New York City as the world’s tallest building. The tower has 108 stories as counted by standard methods, though the building owners count the main roof as 109 and the mechanical as 110. The distance to the roof is 1,451 feet (442 m), measured from the east entrance. In February 1982, two television antennas were added to the structure, increasing its total height to 1,705 feet (520 m). The western antenna was later extended to 1,730 feet (527 m) on June 5, 2000 to improve reception of local NBC station WMAQ-TV. Interesting travel destination.

GPS : 41° 52′ 44.04″ N, 87° 38′ 8.88″ W

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