311 South Wacker
Identification
Name
311 South Wacker
Emporis Building Number
117191
Location
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Address as text
311 South Wacker Drive
ZIP
60606
Neighborhood
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City
State
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Longitude
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Latitude
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
292.92 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Floors (above ground)
65
Floors (underground)
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Construction start
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Floor-to-floor height
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Elevators
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
concrete
Facade material
granite
Facade color
light pinkArchitectural style
postmodern
Official website
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Usages
Main usages
commercial officeSide usages
restaurant
mercantile shop(s)Features and Amenities
Doorman is available
Fountain is present in building
Ornamental illumination is installed
Skylobby is present
Wintergarden is present
Facts
World's tallest reinforced concrete building when completed; surpassed two years later by Central Plaza in Hong Kong. |
The building's top is a large cylinder surrounded by four smaller cylinders. One prototype design included four spires around the circumference. |
The five cylinders on top are lit at night by 1,852 fluorescent tubes, creating a light bright enough to compete with the full moon. |
The front lobby is a large two-level winter garden with glazed palm trees and an 86-foot high glass roof. |
Raymond Kaskey's bronze sculpture "Gem of the Lakes" looks over the winter garden from the Wacker entrance. It depicts a large Neptunian figure drying himself over a seashell fountain. |
The lower level of the winter garden was designed to connect via underground passageway to Union Station. |
311 South Wacker Drive is the tallest building in the world known only by its street address. |
Two towers similar to this one were planned for the lots on either side. Both sites are reserved for future development, and the northwest plot is a temporary park. |
The canopy over the sidewalk in front of the winter garden was added to the building in 2002. |
The lantern at the top changes colors for various holidays and special events. |
Companies involved in this building