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The Willis TowerBy Miles van Bork
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The Giant of Chicago
Height: 527 meters (bottom to tip)
108 stories
Taller than World Trade Center
Shorter than The Petronas Twin Towers
104 elevators/lifts
2nd tallest building in USA
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History
Built in 1973
Designed by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Rahman Kahn
Built in Chicago, Illinois
Height lowered by the Federal Aviation Administration
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The skydeck
Located on 103rd floor
Glass balcony
Can see Lake Michigan and part of Indiana from skydeck
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Broadcasting
Broadcasts radio and tv stations
Broadcasts NOAA Weather Station
Used to broadcast Disney-abc
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About Bruce Graham
Columbian architect
Born December 1,1925
Graduated from University of Pennsylvania
Died March 6, 2010
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About Falzur Kahn
Born April 3, 1929 in Bangladesh
Died March 27, 1982
Graduated from University of Dhaka
Engineer
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Resources for this Project
Wikipedia
Willistower.com