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Reliance Building: Exterior · The Reliance Building in Chicago in September 2015
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Office & tower · Historic precedent

Reliance Building

John Root & Charles B. Atwood · Chicago, United States · 1895

Key featuresThe first skyscraper with large plate-glass windows over most of its surface.

Architect
John Root & Charles B. Atwood
Place
Chicago, United States
Year
1895
Typology
Office & tower
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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