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NBC Tower

Office tower in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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NBC Tower

Summary

NBC Tower is a skyscraper[1]. It draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #207 of 1,933).[2]

Key Facts

  • NBC Tower is located in Chicago[3].
  • NBC Tower is in the country of United States[4].
  • NBC Tower's image is recorded as NBCTowerJuly.jpg[5].
  • NBC Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].
  • NBC Tower's architect is recorded as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[7].
  • NBC Tower's owned by is recorded as NBCUniversal[8].
  • NBC Tower's architectural style is recorded as postmodern architecture[9].
  • NBC Tower's location is recorded as Near North Side[10].
  • NBC Tower's has use is recorded as office[11].
  • NBC Tower's has use is recorded as television studio[12].
  • NBC Tower's Commons category is recorded as NBC Tower[13].
  • NBC Tower's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20038249[14].
  • NBC Tower's Emporis building ID is recorded as 117624[15].
  • NBC Tower's occupant is recorded as Consulate General of India, Chicago[16].
  • NBC Tower's occupant is recorded as WMAQ-TV[17].
  • NBC Tower's occupant is recorded as WSNS-TV[18].
  • NBC Tower's occupant is recorded as Consulate General of South Korea, Chicago[19].
  • +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NBC Tower[20].
  • NBC Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.88988888888889, 'lon': -87.62108333333333}[21].
  • NBC Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f09nf[22].
  • NBC Tower's official website is recorded as https://nbc-tower.com[23].
  • NBC Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+37'}[24].
  • NBC Tower's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 1956[25].
  • NBC Tower's date of official opening is recorded as +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • NBC Tower's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+191'}[27].

Body

Geography

NBC Tower is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago[3].

Designation and Status

NBC Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].

History and Context

+1989-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of NBC Tower[20]. Its owned by is recorded as NBCUniversal[8].

Why It Matters

NBC Tower draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #207 of 1,933).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

office United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Near North Side
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+37'}
    Architect → Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
    Inception → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "NBCTower::z2489"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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