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Encyclopedia > 35 East Wacker

35 East Wacker is a 40-story 523 foot historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was once the tallest building outside of New York City.[2] The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 9, 1994.[2] As with most claims of superior height definitions are important. This claim ignores the Chicago Temple Building's steeple.[3][4] The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Chicago Temple Building The Chicago Temple Building is a 173 metre (568 foot) tall skyscraper church located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ... Steeple is a the name of a number of settlements: In the United Kingdom Steeple, Cumbria Steeple, Dorset Steeple, Essex Steeple is also an architectural term. ...


The building originally had parking on the 2nd through 22nd floors.[2] During the building's first 14 years the building had a 22 story car lift that facilitated safe transfers for jewelry merchants.[1] Underground parking garage at the University of Minnesota. ... There are multiple definitions of lift: Lift, an aerodynamic force. ... Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Merchants function as professional traders, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves. ...


Today

Wacker Drive entrance.

Helmut Jahn's showroom is atop the building inside the dome.[1] The building is featured in scenes of Batman Begins.[1] All three levels of Wacker Drive, east of Columbus Drive, including a ramp between the upper and lower (middle) levels Wacker Drive is a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, running along the downtown side of the Chicago River. ... An illuminated, suspended, oval roof covers the 102m span of the central Forum of the Sony Center, Berlin. ... Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. ...


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d 35 East Wacker Drive. Emporis (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  2. ^ a b c 35 East Wacker Building. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  3. ^ Diagrams: Chicago Temple Building. SkyscraperPage.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  4. ^ Diagrams: 35 East Wacker Drive. SkyscraperPage.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-15.


 
 

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