__NOTOC__ U.S. Bank Building, formerly 190 South LaSalle Street, is a tall

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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. It was completed in 1987 and has 40 floors.

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designed the building, which is the 57th tallest building in Chicago. From 1988-2016 the lobby of the building featured a

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titled "The 1909 Plan of Chicago" depicting the

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proposed in the Burnham Plan of Chicago. In May 2013, U.S. Bank announced it agreed to increase its leased space in the structure from to . The terms of the lease also gave the bank naming rights for the building through 2026.

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File:Gold Leafed Ceiling of 190 S LaSalle Lobby.jpg, Gold leafed lobby ceiling and sculpture called Chicago Fugue File:190 South LaSalle Street, Chicago.jpg, The building's gabled roof is a reference to the demolished Masonic Temple Building

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*{{commonscat-inline, 190 South LaSalle Street Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago Office buildings completed in 1987 Philip Johnson buildings Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified buildings 1987 establishments in Illinois

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