Thursday, October 29, 2009

John Hancock Center - USA

Name: John Hancock Center
Location: Chicago, USA
Date Completed: 1970
Material: Steel frame
Height:
Images: Altavista collections; Google collections
Facts:It is a direct descendant of the Eiffel Tower. The diagonals lace the vertical columns together and thus distribute the gravity loads equally among them.
Links: Great Buildings

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