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Encyclopedia > Olympia Centre
The Olympia Centre
The Olympia Centre

The Olympia Centre is a skyscraper in Chicago. It is a mixed use building consisting of offices in the lower part of the building and residences in the narrower upper section. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, and at 221 m (725 ft) tall, with 63 floors, it is Chicago's tallest mid-block building. The exterior is granite, construction started in 1981, and was completed in 1986. The Sears Tower in Chicago is still the tallest building in the world with its antennas included. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders The 312 Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area... Shaklee Terraces, San Francisco, designed in 1982 with a flush aluminum and glass facade and rounded corners. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...


See also

This is a list of famous or notable buildings with articles about them. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Chicago downtown Chicago has the tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower, and many slightly shorter buildings, almost all in the Loop or along North Michigan Avenue. ... The 400 North Lake Shore Drive is going to be 2,000 feet tall and is expected to be completed in 2010. ... For many millennia the record holder for worlds tallest structure was clearly defined (see table below. ...

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