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Kluczynski Federal Building
Kluczynski Federal Building, Federal Skyscraper in Chicago
The Kluczynski Federal Building is a skyscraper located in the Loop district of Chicago, Illinois
Built in 1973 by renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Representative of 'second Chicago School' style architecture.
Currently houses offices for several federal agencies.
Crowned with a fully transparent penthouse that appears to float above the roofline.
Location: Chicago
Inception: 1974
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Official opening: 1975
Floors above the ground: 42
Source: Wikimedia
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