Willis Tower

Summary

Willis Tower is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,464 views/month, #4 of 1,933).^[2]

Key Facts

• Willis Tower is located in Chicago^[3].
• Willis Tower is in the country of United States^[4].
• Willis Tower's image is recorded as Chicago Sears Tower.jpg^[5].
• Willis Tower's image is recorded as Willis Tower From Lake.jpg^[6].
• Willis Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[7].
• Willis Tower's instance of is recorded as office building^[8].
• Willis Tower's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[9].
• Willis Tower's architect is recorded as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill^[10].
• Willis Tower's architect is recorded as Bruce Graham^[11].
• Willis Tower's architect is recorded as Fazlur Khan^[12].
• Willis Tower's commissioned by is recorded as Sears^[13].
• Willis Tower's owned by is recorded as Blackstone Inc.^[14].
• Willis Group is named after Willis Tower^[15].
• Willis Tower's architectural style is recorded as International Style^[16].
• Willis Tower's logo image is recorded as Willis Tower logo.svg^[17].
• Willis Tower's made from material is recorded as glass^[18].
• Willis Tower's made from material is recorded as aluminium^[19].
• Willis Tower's made from material is recorded as steel^[20].
• Willis Tower's main building contractor is recorded as American Bridge Company^[21].
• Willis Tower's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242308182^[22].
• Willis Tower's GND ID is recorded as 4732671-2^[23].
• Willis Tower's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh94007667^[24].
• Willis Tower's postal code is recorded as 60606^[25].
• Willis Tower's has use is recorded as office^[26].
• Willis Tower's Commons category is recorded as Willis Tower^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Willis Tower's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+416000'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include skyscraper^[7], office building^[8], and tourist attraction^[9].

History and Context

+1971-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Willis Tower^[29]. Its owned by is recorded as Blackstone Inc.^[14]. Willis Group is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Willis Tower ranks in the top 0.21% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,464 views/month, #4 of 1,933).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]