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frame of the building by means of springs and shock absorbers. When the
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in a steel tower: entire windowpanes, 4 ft × 11 ft (1.2 m × 3.4 m) and 500 lb (230 kg), detached from the building and crashed to the sidewalk hundreds of feet below. Police closed off surrounding streets whenever winds reached 45 mph (72 km/h). Under
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caused by the expansion and contraction of the air between the inner and outer glass panels which formed each window; the resilient bonding between the inner glass, reflective material, and outer glass was so stiff that it was transmitting the force to the outer glass (instead of absorbing it), thus
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to identify the problem. The research raised questions about the structural integrity of the entire building (due to unanticipated twisting of the structure), but did not account for the loss of the glass panels. An independent laboratory eventually confirmed that the failure of the glass was due to
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shape for the tower floor plan. From the most-common views, this design makes the corners of the tower appear very sharp. The highly-reflective window glass is tinted slightly blue, which results in the tower having only a subtle contrast with the sky on a clear day. As a final modernist touch, the
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The building's owners cite security as the reason for the continued closure. They have rented the deck for private functions and have expressed intent to replace it with more office space. Boston city officials contend that security concerns are moot, since most similar attractions have long since
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Two 300-ton weights sit at opposite ends of the 58th floor of the
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October 1973, I.M. Pei & Partners announced that all 10,344 window panes would each be replaced by single-paned, heat-treated panels at a total cost between $ 5 million and $ 7 million. Approximately 5,000 of the original glass panes were removed intact, and were later offered for re-use by
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short sides of the parallelogram are each marked with a deep vertical notch, breaking up the tower's mass and emphasizing its verticality. In late evening, the vertical notch to the northwest catches the last light of the sky, while the larger portions of glass reflect the darkening sky.
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achievement. The opening of the building was delayed from 1971 to 1976, and the total cost is rumored to have increased from $ 75 million to $ 175 million. It was an embarrassment for the firm, for modernist architects, and for the architecture industry.
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reopened. In addition, they note that a public observation deck was a requirement for the original building permits to gain public benefit from the high tower. However, officials have not been able to locate the documentation of this requirement.
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chain at the time) and "Plywood Palace", much to the consternation of the VP in charge of construction. According to engineers
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replaced many of the missing glass windows of the building, earning it the nicknames "Plywood Ranch" (the same name as a local
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acquired the company, but it still uses the name "John Hancock Financial Services, Inc." and those of various subsidiaries.
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in 2013. Like in theory for the other consoles before it, the design of the PS4 is shaped the same way as the tower.
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made his name so famous in the United States that a colloquialism for a signature is "a John Hancock".
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924:"Hancock Tower at 30: 60 stories and countless tales"
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2730:Second Continental Congress, 1775–1777, 1785-1786
1531:Website for the building, under its current name.
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1982:Tallest buildings by U.S. state or territory
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282:2,059,997 sq ft (191,380.0 m)
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709:View of the John Hancock Tower during a
459:Cloud reflections on the glass sheathing
3260:Modernist architecture in Massachusetts
3245:1970s architecture in the United States
2639:Grand Mariana Casino & Hotel Resort
1242:"Searching for an answer on 60th floor"
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2600:Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
1371:Gallagher, Tina (14 September 2011).
1192:. The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from
652:September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
557:The John Hancock Tower seen from the
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2737:Boston Board of Selectmen, 1766–1775
1003:"Hancock signs off as name of tower"
969:Wiseman, Carter (1 September 1990).
536:the direction of Frank H. Durgin of
949:"Twenty Five Year Award Recipients"
816:List of tallest buildings in Boston
624:on the 58th floor. As described by
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3265:Office buildings completed in 1976
2618:Tafuna Telecommunications Building
951:. American Institute of Architects
114:John Hancock Tower (Massachusetts)
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2453:Industrial National Bank Building
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1095:"Classic Ads « Building #19"
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2809:1788 Massachusetts Compromise
2771:Co-inspired, Boston Tea Party
1702:Federal Reserve Bank Building
1312:Ross, Casey (31 March 2009).
145:Show map of the United States
3202:U.S. Bank Building (Chicago)
2165:801 Grand/Principal Building
1396:Annear, Steve (2015-09-24).
903:American Heritage Dictionary
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3152:City Center East (Bellevue)
2561:West Virginia State Capitol
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395:Declaration of Independence
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3105:Investments / developments
2393:North Dakota State Capitol
2333:Manchester City Hall Plaza
1852:State Street Bank Building
1548:Tallest Building in Boston
1471:Civil Engineering Practice
778:Godzilla: King of Monsters
772:projects at the building.
628:, architecture critic for
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430:National Historic Landmark
298:of I.M. Pei & Partners
261:790 ft (240.8 m)
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2273:Beau Rivage Hotel Casino
2083:1201 North Market Street
2011:Conoco-Phillips Building
1757:Millennium Place Tower I
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3167:Exchange Place (Boston)
3142:AMA Plaza (Chicago, IL)
3112:10 Universal City Plaza
3081:Beacon Capital Partners
2321:Fontainebleau Las Vegas
2297:First Interstate Center
1857:Two International Place
1807:One International Place
1156:Why Buildings Fall Down
1037:Why Buildings Fall Down
426:Boston's Trinity Church
287:Design and construction
211:42.349278°N 71.074778°W
3029:Thomas Hancock (uncle)
2927:(2002 animated series)
2859:Granary Burying Ground
2369:One World Trade Center
2201:Hancock Whitney Center
1999:RSA Battle House Tower
1817:One Post Office Square
1509:The Perfect Skyscraper
1507:The Perfect Skyscraper
1343:Bloomberg BusinessWeek
1292:Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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86:Location within Boston
3019:Dorothy Quincy (wife)
2285:One Kansas City Place
2213:Saint Joseph's Church
2118:The Central Ala Moana
2107:Bank of America Plaza
2047:Wilshire Grand Center
1632:111 Huntington Avenue
1473:, Volume 1, Number 2.
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2829:Hancock–Clarke House
2501:JPMorgan Chase Tower
1923:Trans National Place
1918:Aquarium Development
1913:101 Clarendon Street
1847:Saltonstall Building
1802:One Financial Center
1792:One Devonshire Place
1742:Liberty Mutual Tower
1677:Avalon North Station
1529:200 Clarendon Street
1454:"Those Window Pains"
841:"John Hancock Tower"
368:200 Clarendon Street
227:Construction started
171:200 Clarendon Street
44:200 Clarendon Street
18:200 Clarendon Street
3223:Norman B. Leventhal
2993:John Hancock Center
2875:American Revolution
2417:Devon Energy Center
1883:South Station Tower
1736:Charles Street Jail
1662:500 Boylston Street
380:601 Congress Street
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155:General information
32:John Hancock Center
3192:One Sansome Street
3182:Lake Merritt Plaza
3177:John Hancock Tower
3127:535 Mission Street
2998:John Hancock Tower
2589:Federal districts:
2513:Wells Fargo Center
2429:Wells Fargo Center
2249:Renaissance Center
2237:John Hancock Tower
2225:Transamerica Tower
1898:111 Federal Street
1871:Under construction
1812:One Lincoln Street
1797:One Federal Street
1752:McCormack Building
1692:Custom House Tower
1622:100 Federal Street
1497:John Hancock Tower
1484:John Hancock Tower
1073:The New York Times
720:wrote in a story,
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701:In popular culture
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384:Fort Point, Boston
332:John Hancock Tower
89:Show map of Boston
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3187:One Beacon Street
3147:Berkeley Building
3095:Alan M. Leventhal
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2935:(2008 miniseries)
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2357:Albuquerque Plaza
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1782:One Beacon Street
1777:Omni Parker House
1722:Keystone Building
1682:Berkeley Building
1627:100 Summer Street
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1007:The Boston Herald
775:In the 2019 film
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1787:One Boston Place
1767:Millennium Tower
1717:Harbor Towers II
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