Willis Tower
skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Summary
Willis Tower is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,570 views/month, #4 of 1,933).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chicago[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: office building[5]
- Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[6], Bruce Graham[7], Fazlur Khan[8]
- Commissioned by: Sears[9]
- Owned by: Blackstone Inc.[10]
- Named after: Willis Group[11]
- Architectural style: International Style[12]
- Made from material: glass[13], aluminium[14], steel[15]
- Main building contractor: American Bridge Company[16]
- Postal code: 60606[17]
- Has use: office[18]
- Commons category: Willis Tower[19]
- Occupant: United Airlines[20], Willis Group[21], Schiff Hardin[22], Seyfarth Shaw[23]
- Has part(s): Skydeck[24]
- Inception: 1971[25]
- Coordinate location: 41.878611, -87.635833[26]
- Structural engineer: Fazlur Khan[27]
- Located on street: South Wacker Drive[28]
- Official website: http://www.willistower.com[29]
- Floors above ground: 108[30], 110[31]
- Floors below ground: 3[32]
- Number of elevators: 104[33]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[34]
- Date of official opening: May 1973[35], 1998[36]
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Physical Characteristics
Willis Tower covers an area of 416,000[37].
Why It Matters
Willis Tower has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]