U.S. Bank Building, formerly 190 South LaSalle Street, is a tall
skyscraper
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in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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.
History
It was completed in 1987 and has 40 floors.
Johnson/Burgee Architects
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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
tapestry
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by
Helena Hernmarck
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Early life and education
Hernmark's pa ...
titled "The 1909 Plan of Chicago" depicting the
Civic Center Plaza proposed in the
Burnham Plan of Chicago
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. The tapestry is now in the collection of the
Art Institute of Chicago
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.
In May 2013,
U.S. Bank
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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.
Gallery
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
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Chicago
Chicago, the List of United States cities by population, third-largest city in the United States, is home to 1,397 completed high-rises, 56 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 110-Storey, story Willi ...
References
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External links
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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