200 West Madison

Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois

200 West Madison

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office
Location| 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates| 41°52′56″N 87°38′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.88222°N 87.63472°W﻿ / 41.88222; -87.63472
Construction started| 1981
Completed| 1982[1]
Opening| 1982
Height
Roof| 599 ft (183 m)
Technical details
Floor count| 45
Floor area| 1,035,790 sq ft (96,228 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[2]
Developer| Miglin-Beitler Developments[3]

200 West Madison is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 599 feet (182 m)[2] in the Chicago Loop.[4] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1982.[2] 200 West Madison currently stands as the 52nd-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago's Willis Tower and John Hancock Center and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The building was designed with a "sawtooth edge," and incorporates six corners onto the southeast face of the building.[4] Thus, the building has nine corner offices on most of its floors.[4] Originally named "Madison Plaza," the building was proposed to have a twin tower located on the lot situated south of the tower.[4] However, plans for a second tower were ultimately abandoned. Six years later, in 1988, the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle was proposed for construction on the same lot, adjacent to 200 West Madison.[4] Plans called for 125-story tower that was to rise 2,000 ft (610 m).[5] However, that plan was also eventually cancelled. The lot is now the site of a parking garage.[4]

200 West Madison is the location of "Dawn Shadows," a famous black metal sculpture created by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson.[4] The sculpture was brought to the plaza in 1983.

## Tenants[edit]

United Airlines previously maintained a ticketing office in this building.[6]

## See also[edit]

* List of tallest buildings in Chicago
* Chicago architecture

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Madison Plaza". Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
2. ^ a b c "Madison Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
3. ^ Hayes, Charles (22 March 1987). "MIGLIN-BEITLER POLISHES ITS NEWEST GEM: OAKBROOK TERRACE TOWER". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
4. ^ a b c d e f g "Madison Plaza". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
5. ^ "Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
6. ^ "Information on United Flights 93 and 175 United City Ticket Offices ." United Airlines. September 25, 2001. Retrieved on March 14, 2017. "Chicago, Madison Plaza, 200 W. Madison Ave. "

## External links[edit]

* Images of the "Dawn Shadows" sculpture

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