the Sears tower was topped off as the world's tallest building. This is a distinction that Chicago would joyfully relinquish to see our beloved Twin Towers standing once again.
But the Sears tower will be overtaken by the Trump building currently being built and to be completed in 2008. The Trump Tower's spire will rise to 1,362 feet -- by coincidence, the exact height of the destroyed Two World Trade Center. Its sister tower was 6 feet taller.
But the Sears tower will be overtaken by the Trump building currently being built and to be completed in 2008. The Trump Tower's spire will rise to 1,362 feet -- by coincidence, the exact height of the destroyed Two World Trade Center. Its sister tower was 6 feet taller.
1973 Sears Tower-- World's Tallest Building Until 1996: "Chicago became home to the world's tallest building in 1973 when the Sears Tower was topped off. The Sears Tower remained the tallest building in the world until February 13, 1996. The Sears Tower continues to be the tallest building in North America.
On July 10, 1997, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat met in Chicago to announce new standards with four categories for measuring tall buildings. These categories are:
1. Height to the structural or architectural top.
2. Height to the highest occupied floor.
3. Height to the top of the roof.
4. Height to the top of antenna.
The Sears Tower leads in the second and third categories. The height to the top of the roof is 1,450 feet and the height to the highest occupied floor is 1,431. The twin Petronas Towers in Malaysia win the first category with its 111-foot decorative spires.
Sitting on two city blocks and rising one quarter mile (1,454 feet) above the ground, the Tower's 110 stories comprise some 4.5 million gross square feet of office and commercial space. It was designed by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and was constructed in a little less than two and half years.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 10 July 1997, p32."
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