John Hancock Center

875 North Michigan Avenue (officially known until 2018 as the John Hancock Center and still commonly referred to under that name) is a 100-<a href="/facts/Storey/QR0ozITQ">story</a>, 1,128-foot-tall (344-meter) supertall <a href="/facts/Skyscraper/5nM0naVB">skyscraper</a> located in <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a>, Illinois. Located in the <a href="/facts/Magnificent_Mile/42nBJpEo">Magnificent Mile</a> district, the building was designed by Peruvian-American chief designer <a href="/facts/Bruce_Graham/eCNDQMPn">Bruce Graham</a> and Bangladeshi-American structural engineer <a href="/facts/Fazlur_Rahman_Khan/Nd5oVSXm">Fazlur Rahman Khan</a> of <a href="/facts/Skidmore%2c_Owings_and_Merrill/nzd6KsqJ">Skidmore, Owings and Merrill</a> (SOM). When the building topped out on May 6, 1968, it was the second-tallest building in the world after the <a href="/facts/Empire_State_Building/GgehSMmV">Empire State Building</a>, in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, and the tallest in Chicago. It is currently the <a href="/facts/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Chicago/AbaHsbLL">fifth-tallest building in Chicago</a> and the <a href="/facts/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_United_States/VTI2xTr8">fourteenth-tallest in the United States</a>, behind the <a href="/facts/Aon_Center_(Chicago)/4QEkmDak">Aon Center</a> in Chicago and ahead of the <a href="/facts/Comcast_Technology_Center/YYzvnKKr">Comcast Technology Center</a> in <a href="/facts/Philadelphia/2bFFCCTU">Philadelphia</a>. When measured to the top of its <a href="/facts/Radio_masts_and_towers/Xh2FLXuK">antenna masts</a>, it stands at 1,500 feet (457 m).
The building is home to several offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 <a href="/facts/Condominium_(living_space)/UN3Wapsv">condominiums</a>; at the time of its completion, it contained the highest residence in the world. The building was originally named for <a href="/facts/John_Hancock_Insurance/qdHhR7KH">John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company</a>, a developer and original tenant of the building, which itself was named for the U.S. <a href="/facts/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States/2QxuFllb">Founding Father</a> <a href="/facts/John_Hancock/WWWIhK4k">John Hancock</a>. In 2018, John Hancock Insurance, years after leaving the building, requested that its name be removed; the owner is seeking another naming rights deal.
From the 95th-floor restaurant, which closed in late 2023, diners were able to look out at Chicago and <a href="/facts/Lake_Michigan/t5ynSsvY">Lake Michigan</a>. The observatory (360 Chicago), which competes with the Willis Tower's <a href="/facts/Willis_Tower/0oukJxzA">Skydeck</a>, has a 360° view of the city, up to four states, and a distance of over 80 miles (130 km). 360 Chicago is home to TILT, a moving platform that leans visitors over the edge of the skyscraper to a 30-degree angle, a full bar with local selections, Chicago's only open-air SkyWalk, and also features free interactive high-definition touchscreens in six languages. The 44th-floor <a href="/facts/Sky_lobby/JpTxfvxI">sky lobby</a> features the highest indoor swimming pool in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>.

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John Hancock Center