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333 Wacker Drive
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General information
Location Chicago
United States
Construction started 1979
Completed 1983
Height
Antenna spire 149 m (489 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 36

333 Wacker Drive is a skyscraper in Chicago, United States. It is 149 meters (489 feet) tall and has 36 floors. It was built in 1979 and opened in 1983. It is one of the tallest buildings in the Chicago that are along the Chicago River.

The building was featured on many movies famously in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It was voted Chicago's favorite building by the Chicago Tribune in 1995.

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  • 333 Wacker Dr

    Closer view

  • Chicago River from Lake Street bridge

    333 Wacker (far right) and its Chicago River surroundings

  • Wolf-Point-Chicago-01

    Another view of the building in the context of the river, looking towards the east.

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