Michal MalekL.A., period 6/25/14First projectChicago skyscraper champion: the Willis Tower1973-1998 were the years when the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) was the tallest world building. He ruled the sky for 25 years! The Willis Tower has a rich history, an interesting building structure and is a tourist attraction for many. The Willis Tower was originally the Sears Tower when it was built in 1974. The Willis Tower is currently located in Chicago, Illinois. on S. Wacker Drive (Gallun, 2003). Let's go to the building from when it was the Sears Tower, which was built by the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Company (currently Sears). When the Sears Tower was built, it was the tallest building in the world with an architectural height of 1,450 feet! The Willis Tower was the tallest building for 25 years! This is the second longest record held for the tallest skyscraper, after the Empire State Building, which was the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan for 45 years. When the Petronas Towers were built in Malaysia, they surpassed the Willis Tower. In 1994, Sears, Roebuck & Co. sold its building, the Willis Tower, to AEW Capital Management (Sears Tower, 2012). Then they sold it to TrizecHahn in 1997 (Sears Tower). TrizecHahn then sold the Willis Tower to MetLife, which then sold it to 5 New York investors (Sears Tower). In 2009, Willis Group Holdings obtained the naming rights to the Sears Tower and officially changed its name to Sears Tower (Keen, 2009). The Willis Tower has a very unique and strange structural design. The architectural firm for the Willis Tower was the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). This is the company that provided the services of Willis Tower architect Bruce Graham. He also provided the structural engineer, Fazlur Rahman Khan. The game...... middle of paper ......y in a city. Other features of the Willis Tower are a 99th floor (Willis Tower 1). If you are having a wedding you can have your wedding party in the building. Other features are an indoor yoga place, markets, a conference room and so many things inside that it's hard to name and count them all (Willis Tower 1). The Willis Tower has lots of information and interesting things you can learn, is a unique building, and has lots of fun things to do. The Willis Tower makes the Chicago skyline very beautiful and the building is a structure known to almost everyone. It is a famous building and it is a modern structure of our world and its interior is very elegant. The Willis Tower is in many ways a city, an attraction and a great place of service. If you want to see the Willis Tower, come to Chicago and check it out. It can be a great experience to enter the tallest building in Chicago.