Willis Tower, An Iconic Symbol of Chicago, USA

Willis Tower of Chicago is also known as Sears Tower. The tower was completed in 1973 and at that time it was the tallest tower of the world leaving behind by 25 meters to the twin towers of WTC. The building remained the tallest title for nearly 25 years until the twin Petronas towers were build in Malaysia in 1998.

The former Sears Tower was sold out in 1993 after moving to the suburbs. The old name was left unchanged until 2009. In 2009 it was renamed with Willis Tower by one of the skyscraper’s tenants, a British insurance company.

Willis Tower

A Night View of  Willis Tower

The Willis Tower or the former Sears Tower is located on Wacker Drive West Loop Chicago. There are also commuter railway stations located here. The building became popular soon after its completion in 1973. The building has beautifully designed 108 stories consisting of strong steel columns and beams having beautiful 13100 bronze-tinted glass windows.

 Willis Tower View at Night

 A Nice View of Willis Tower

The Willis Tower is the tallest skyscraper of Chicago, leaving behind the Trump International Hotel and Tower by 27 meters (the second highest tower of Chicago), and the Aon Center building by 96 meters. Willis Tower Chicago is 1450 feet tall, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Chicago. Today Willis Tower is at number 9 in world tallest buildings list.

A View of Willis Tower

The Willis Tower consists upon on 09 numbers of tubes, takes you to different height in the building. Originally it was planned that it will be fifteen tubes into the building, but after the hotel was taken out of the project, finally it was decided that nine tubes will remain in use. At the height of 49^th floor, two lifts end. While at the end only two tubes reaches at the full height of 442 meters.

Sky Balcony The Ledge

The Chicago Skydeck at Willis Tower is on height of 103^rdfloor stands at 1353 feet above the earth. This Skydeck of Willis Tower is one of the Chicago’s most popular attractions. Most amazing experience for tourist is to enjoy view from a balcony named “The Ledge”. The balcony is made of glass extending 4.3 feet from the wall where you can look straight down. It makes most people uneasy at first.  On a clear day tourists can be able to see the Great Plains of Illinois as well as the area across from Lake Michigan. There are knee high windows for kids. Skydeck have powerful telescopes allow you to see the city with detail.    

Willis Tower Image at Night