Chicago 360, 875 North Michigan Avenue

The 100-story 875 North Michigan Avenue (formerly John Hancock Center) represents the first use of the exterior diagonalized tube structural system, which was developed specifically for this building. The gross floor area of 261000 square meters includes parking, commercial, office, and residential functions. The unique attraction Located on the Hancock Observation Deck (94th floor of the skyscraper) and called "The Tilt," it uses massive hydraulic power to pitch eight people at a time over the city of Chicago at a 30-degree angle. The Tilt will forever change the way tourists see Chicago. TILT debuted in the spring of 2014, providing the ultimate window to the city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


References:

Enjoyillinois.com

360chicago.com

Wikipedia.org

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