| Therefore, he put up X-Braces which prevented the
building from falling down because of all the wind coming off the
lake. The John Hancock building has 100 floors. Skyscrapers have
two very important parts.
The first part is the foundation which is below the ground. The
superstructure which is the part above the ground is the other.
Both parts help support the giant skyscraper. The John Hancock building
was designed by the company Skidmore, Ownings and Merill. Bruce
Grahm also helped design the John Hancock building. Lastly, the
John Hancock building has many different things inside. One of the
things that is in the John Hancock building is the History Wall.
One of the interesting facts on the History Wall is that Chicago,
the great city, was built on a swamp. Another interesting thing
that is in this building is the soundscopes on the observatory floor.
These soundscopes let people hear what parts of Chicago they are
looking at from the windows. It says it to them in four different
languages which are English, French, Spanish, and Japanese. In this
building, there are also restaurants, apartments, offices, a bank
and shops. In conclusion, the John Hancock Building is a neat place
to visit when you come to Chicago.
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