The John Hancock Center, officially 875 North Michigan Avenue, is a 100-story, 1,128-foot skyscraper in the Magnificent Mile district of Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. When it topped out on 6 May 1968, it was the second-tallest building in the world after the Empire State Building and the tallest in Chicago; measured to the top of its antenna masts it stands at 1,500 feet.
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1965
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John Hancock Center at Structurae John Hancock Center Society of Architectural Historians SAH ARCHIPEDIA entry on John Hancock Center 875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly known as and still commonly referred to as the John Hancock Center) is a 100-story, 1,128-foot-tall (344-meter) skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois.
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875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly known as and still commonly referred to as the John Hancock Center) is a 100-story, 1,128-foot-tall (344-meter) skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois.
Created By: Bruce Graham, Infobox: architect
Bruce Graham & Fazlur Rahman Khan Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
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