Built in 1965-1969, this Modern skyscraper was designed by Fazlur Rahman Khan and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to house the Chicago offices of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, as well as other corporate offices, a large parking garage at the base, approximately 700 residential condominiums, and retail space. The 100-story building stands 1,500 feet (457 meters) tall to the tip of the tallest antenna, and 1,128 feet (344 meters) to the roof, and was the second-tallest building in the United States upon its completion, only being surpassed by the older Empire State Building in New‹›
875 North Michigan Avenue

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Interior · Chicago, United States · 1969

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Built in 1965-1969, this Modern skyscraper was designed by Fazlur Rahman Khan and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to house the Chicago offices of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, as well as other corporate offices, a large parking garage at the base, approximately 700 residential condominiums, and retail space. The 100-story building stands 1,500 feet (457 meters) tall to the tip of the tallest antenna, and 1,128 feet (344 meters) to the roof, and was the second-tallest building in the United States upon its completion, only being surpassed by the older Empire State Building in New

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