Willis Tower (English Wikipedia)

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"Willis Tower Up For Sale". CBS News. March 5, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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McClelland, Edward (June 5, 2019). "Chicagoans Refuse to Call These Places by Their Real Names". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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"Willis Tower owner seeks thousands of new visitors per day, as $500 million expansion takes shape". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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Rogal, Brian J. (May 23, 2022). "Willis Tower owners wrap up $500 million makeover that includes new retail hub, enhanced amenities". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
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"Sears Tower". CrediFi.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Disputed due to the fact that the Willis/Sears Tower is taller than the Petronas Towers by roof height and highest occupied floor."Petronas vs. Sears Tower Controversy". Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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Koziarz, Jay (May 8, 2018). "Willis Tower is getting faster, greener elevators". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Koziarz, Jay (April 6, 2018). "Willis Tower says goodbye to its "lunchbox" pavilion". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Koziarz, Jay (November 16, 2017). "Big changes on tap for Willis Tower's Metropolitan Club". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Koziarz, Jay (July 16, 2019). "Cloud-like sculpture of 7,000 hanging disks floats above Willis Tower lobby". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Koziarz, Jay (October 15, 2019). "Checking in on Willis Tower's new retail and dining complex". Curbed Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

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Neira, Juliana (January 20, 2021). "Olafur Eliasson Installs 1,963 Dynamic Metal Tiles at Chicago's Willis Tower". designboom. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

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Selvam, Ashok (June 28, 2018). "Willis Tower Club Debuts a New 66th-Floor Restaurant and Lounge". Eater Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Selvam, Ashok (September 7, 2018). "A Food Hall is Coming to Willis Tower". Eater Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Selvam, Ashok (October 16, 2019). "Inside Willis Tower's $500 Million Renovation, Which Includes New Restaurants and a Food Hall". Eater Chicago. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

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Roeder, David (October 12, 2007). "Tall order for Tower?; Sears Tower owners to press city for zoning change, subsidy to add 2nd building as part of mega-million-dollar project next to landmark". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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"Aon to Buy Willis Towers Watson". Insurance Journal. March 9, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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https://www.mountrainierpark.com/taipei-101-vs-sears-tower/^{[permanent dead link]} With this, you would actually be looking down to Taipei 101's top floor.

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BJ Lutz (May 30, 2014). "Coating on Willis Tower Skydeck's Ledge Cracks Under Tourists". Nbcchicago.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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Nagelberg, Alvin (August 2, 1970). "Sears Tower: New Heights of Design: Will Blend Advanced Concepts". Chicago Tribune. p. 97. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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