The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is a high point in the Chicago skyline. The building is currently used as an office building with a total of 110 floors. Tens of thousands of tourists come here every day just to board the 412-meter-high 103-story Chicago Sky Observation Deck to overlook the entire Chicago panorama. 1.103rd floor observation deck, enjoy the city view of Chicago. As soon as you enter the Willis Tower, you will be attracted by the words "Windy City", "Chicago" and "Chicago City" written in English on the wall. Then step into the elevator, and each floor the elevator goes up will display the current floor, the current height, and the buildings with the same height. For example, the 25th floor: the Statue of Liberty in New York, the 86th floor: the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the 102nd floor: the Empire State Building in New York. When you get out of the elevator to the observation deck on the 103rd floor, you can overlook the entire Chicago city and the skyline across Lake Michigan. 2. A real sense of suspension, a thrilling and exciting experience When you come here, you must not miss the thrilling feeling of standing on the glass roof. In June 2009, the designer added 4 glass roofs, all of which were built on the west side of the building, extending about 1.2 meters to the interior. Standing on the transparent glass balcony, the city street view is unobstructed, but it is frightening. And you can also see the tourists on the rooftop next to it, and it feels like they are hanging in the air. Of course there are people standing on it, some people are squatting on the glass, and some people are even lying on it. 3. The sky is clear in the daytime, and the neon lights are bright at night. During the day, you can feel the openness of the mountains and small mountains. At night, you can overlook the brightly lit night scene of Chicago. It is recommended to arrive at the observation deck 30-45 minutes before sunset, so that you can see the beauty of the alternating day and night.
It's absolutely amazing. 103 floors up. Don't be a wimp go out into the glass box! Enjoy the view. You can get back in line after your 1 minute is up. They time you based on your group size to move the line. It's such a cool experience. Worth the $30. On the way to the elevator they give you a cool back history lesson on the fires of Chicago that led to the architectural renaissance and his Chicago started a lot of America's modern style of construction. Take your time, savor every moment. I'd recommend going into the box and taking crazy pictures but then get back in line and savor the minute or two you get without the worries of taking pictures. Just absorb the view it's worth it. love this tower view
Weilis Building is the largest modern commercial office building in Chicago, and the city's most prosperous financial district. At night, the lights are very bright, and the business family in suits and leathers are flowing through during the day. It is a very commercial area.
#stone to see the world #chicago, the night view of wind city taken on willis building willis and the tallest building in north america in the sky in the distance, the 103-story bay window! For someone who is deeply fascinated with height, it is a great meal! I am very pleased that stone has inherited my genes! Dad will take you on roller coasters, hot air balloons, helicopters, skydiving, bungee jumping...
Tickets are issued in time and easy to use.
Formerly known as Sears Tower, it was built in 1974 and was the tallest building in the world at that time. The shape of the building is like nine square hollow cylinders of different heights clustered together, tall and straight, concise and stable, different facade shapes in different directions are different, and it also breaks through the stiff and symmetrical style of general high-rise buildings. At the same time, the wind-resistant structure of high-rise buildings has also been solved by the gradual uptake of the shape characteristics. Visiting the interior of the building, you can get a detailed understanding of the internal structure and architectural principles through exhibitions and micro-films. Of course, the most exciting thing is to stand on the 103-storey skyline viewing platform, courageously step on the transparent viewing platform with all-glass structure, and at the moment you look down, you can see the continuous flow of golden streets and the high-rise buildings in the vicinity, you will really feel the modern city brings people. Infinite charm.
Willis Tower ~the second highest in North America ~ps: It was just surpassed by the World Trade Organization in New York in 2014 by the hanging glass window ~one of the world's nine most amazing spectacles. Standing in a glass box in the Willis Tower, you still feel nervous even if you don't fear heights, but you can see Chicago as a whole.
Still good, can see the whole picture of Chicago in all directions, the disadvantage is that the time is short