The Sears Tower, built for Sears, Roebuck and Company in Chicago, reached its maximum height on 7 May 1973 and was completed in 1974. It has 110 floors, and stretches 1450 feet into the air. Once the tallest building in the world, the Sears tower was surpassed in 1996 by the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Sears Roebuck Tower, new tallest building in the world, completed". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3608, accessed 26 November 2024.]
