The Sears Tower
Nearly 34 years later and the Sears Tower is still standing. It is also the fourth tallest building in the entire world. Even though it is no longer the tallest building it has the greatest number of the stories, which is one hundred and ten stories high. The Sears Tower is currently the tallest building in the United States followed by the Empire States building which is located in the state of New York. How does the Sears Tower compare to the other major/ well known land marks through out the country?
"Engineers sought different ways of emphasizing the city of broad shoulder', and the desire for Chicagoans (including their businesses) to always be bigger, bolder, and better. The Sears Tower is perfectly reminiscent of a thriving, innovative period in Chicago architectural history" (Krause 237). Many of the architects working on the construction of the Sears Tower had to make quite a few fast track' decisions on the building the Sears Towers. One of the most......
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