LEGO Willis Tower - (Sears Tower) - Chicago, Illinois, USA.
N 41° 52.729 W 087° 38.191
16T E 447185 N 4636517
A LEGO model of the Willis Tower - (Sears Tower) - Stands over 20 feet tall, using 50,000 LEGO bricks. Located in the foyer of the Skydeck entrance at The Willis Tower, Chicago.
Waymark Code: WMKWVA
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2014
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The Willis Tower formerly the Sears Tower remains the tallest building in the Western hemisphere and it is the largest commercial use office building in the United States.
The Lego model of the Willis Tower stands in the foyer of the Willis Tower. No need to pay to view, but if you get this far you should take a trip to the top.
The former Sears Tower now the Willis Tower was originally designed in the late 1960's by Bruce Graham of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill firm. It was completed in 1974. From 1974 to 1996 the building remained the tallest in the world.
Visitors can travel to the 103rd floor, called the Skydeck. It is the highest working floor in the structure. The towers sway at the top levels has been known to cause motion sickness in some workers.