Chicago , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...to architecture, the skyscraper , came into being. Chicagos continuing interest in this type of structure is seen in the John Hancock Center (1968), the Amoco Building (1973, now the Aon Center), and the Sears Tower (1974, now the Willis Tower...