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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Willis Tower ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Willis Tower is a 110-story skyscraper that displays a striking black aluminum and bronze-tinted glass facade. This combination creates a reflective matte finish that enhances its visual appeal. The building’s unique bundled tube structure provides structural support, maintaining its iconic shape. The tower’s design emphasizes its height and bold elegance. At different heights, three main rectangular structures flank the building that leads up to the top. A prominent white tower at the pinnacle elevates the building’s landscape.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[- Bruce Graham (Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill)<br />
- Structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Image 1, 2, 3, &amp; 5: https://www.architecture.org/online-resources/buildings-of-chicago/willis-tower<br />
Image 4: https://www.som.com/projects/the-ledge-at-skydeck-chicago/]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[- 1970 Construction starts.<br />
- 1971 Excavation of cite starts.<br />
- 1972 steel frames start being implemented and put in place.<br />
- 1973 Mechanical, Electrical, interior work, &amp; windows are implemented.<br />
- May 3, 1973 construction finished.<br />
- Opened September 1973 to the public. ]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Kevin Ruiz]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Image 1, 2, 3, &amp; 5: Creative comments<br />
Image 4: Creative comments]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[- Modernist ]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[- Massive super tall structure at 1450 ft.<br />
- 110 floors with 45,000 sq ft average per floor. <br />
- Top 25 tallest buildings in the world.]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[- Steel.<br />
-Concrete.<br />
-Glass.<br />
-Aluminum.<br />
-Marble.<br />
-Wood.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Chicago, Illinois, Unites States of America. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Commercial]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[- Chicago Architecture Center. “Willis Tower.” Buildings of Chicago, Chicago Architecture Center. https://www.architecture.org/online-resources/buildings-of-chicago/willis-tower.<br />
<br />
- Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill. “The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago.” Last modified 2009. https://www.som.com/projects/the-ledge-at-skydeck-chicago/.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[41.878956253446376, -87.63585053008111]]></dcterms:spatial>
    <dcterms:temporal><![CDATA[Post-Vietnam War era]]></dcterms:temporal>
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