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Dallas has the world's largest wholesale merchandise mart. Dallas Market Center sits on 100 acres of land and spans more than 5,000,000 sq ft. It consists of World Trade Center, Trade Mart, International Floral & Gift Center (IFGC), and Market Hall. The largest building on the campus is the World Trade Center with over 3,000,000 sq ft!
We have a building that looks an awful lot like one of the WTC towers. Does that count?
The former Standard Oil Building (now the Aon Center) in Chicago is basically a slightly smaller version of a Twin Tower, designed by the same architectural firm and using similar design elements and construction methods. It's almost as tall as the Twin towers were (100 stories I think?) but I think the footprint is quite a bit smaller.
In terms of floor space, the Sears Tower and the Merchandise Mart both ring in at over 4 million square feet. The Merchandise Mart isn't particularly tall (maybe 30 stories?) but its footprint is huge.
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We have a building that looks an awful lot like one of the WTC towers. Does that count?
The former Standard Oil Building (now the Aon Center) in Chicago is basically a slightly smaller version of a Twin Tower, designed by the same architectural firm and using similar design elements and construction methods. It's almost as tall as the Twin towers were (100 stories I think?) but I think the footprint is quite a bit smaller.
In terms of floor space, the Sears Tower and the Merchandise Mart both ring in at over 4 million square feet. The Merchandise Mart isn't particularly tall (maybe 30 stories?) but its footprint is huge.
Yeah this is the same building that beats John Hancock to Chicago's 3rd place position (was 2nd before Trump Tower). I think Hancock should have it's antennas counted, then it'll come in before Aon Center.
Forgive me, but what is exactly the definition of a "world trade center". I know that's a stupid question given its title but every time I hear I can't help but think of a a giant trader's village.
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