Daley Center in Chicago, Illinois

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Quick Facts Construction start: 1963 Construction finish: 1966 Designed by: Jacques Brownson Type: Skyscraper Stories: 31 Maximum Height: 648 feet / 198 meters Statistics Site area: 123,110 square feet Floors above ground: 31 Floors below ground: 3 Maximum height: 647 feet, 11 inches Floor space: 1,465,723 square feet Building support caissons: 50 Building support caisson depth: 120 feet Plaza support caissons: 108 Plaza support caisson depth: 86 feet Steel beams: 27,000 tons Steel plates: 4,500 tons Column spacing: 48 feet x 87 feet Floor-to-floor height: 18 feet Passenger elevators: 40 Freight elevators: 3 Timeline Construction start: February 28, 1963 Construction finish: February 8, 1966 1976: This building was renamed the Richard J. Daley Center September, 2010: This building was named #16 on Chicago Magazine's list of the Top 40 Buildings in Chicago. Notes This was formerly the location of the Opera House Building. This was formerly the location of an RKO theater. At the time of its completion, this was the tallest building in Chicago. It lost that title in 1969 with the completion of the John Hancock Center. Architect: Jacques Brownson Architecture firm: C.F. Murphy Associates Architecture firm: Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Architecture firm: Loebl Schlossman, and Bennett The lobby and plaza are Rockville granite from Cold Spring, Minnesota (Credit; Chicago Architecture)   This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)