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Chicago's Near North Side Walking Tour
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Although many confuse the Hancock Center and the Sears Tower (both are Black super-towers in Chicago), the Hancock Center is unique in that it is a single tapered tower while the Sears Tower consists of several individual towers that give the structure its collective strength. With a single steel exoskeleton with a tapered shape, the 100-story tower is visibly unique from all other buildings in Chicago.

The Hancock Tower

The Hancock Tower

The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) looks quite different from the Hancock Tower.

The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) looks quite different from the Hancock Tower.