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Accenture Tower (500 West Madison) is a 42-story, 588-foot (180 m) skyscraper in
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. Located between Clinton and Canal Streets on Madison Street, the structure was designed by the architecture firm Murphy/Jahn in a late
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style. The building, previously named the Northwestern Atrium Center and Citigroup Center, was constructed between 1984 and 1987 on the
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obtained by the destruction of the
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of the 1911 North Western Station. The building contains
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and offices, and is connected to the platforms of
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. On July 10, 2019, the building was officially renamed to Accenture Tower after a commitment from Accenture PLC.


Shooting

On 8 December 2006 a man opened fire in a law office located on the 38th floor of the Citigroup Center. Four people, including the gunman, were killed. One person survived.


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World's tallest structures The world's tallest human-made structure is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (of the United Arab Emirates). The building gained the official title of "tallest building in the world" and the tallest self-supported structure at its opening on January ...


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* {{Chicago Skyscrapers Skyscraper office buildings in Chicago Citigroup buildings Bank buildings in Illinois Headquarters in the United States Helmut Jahn buildings 1987 establishments in Illinois Office buildings completed in 1987