The John Hancock Center

The John Hancock Center
Джон Хэнкок-центр (небоскреб в Чикаго). В течение многих лет самый высокий небоскреб в Чикаго (100 этажей). С него открывается вид на весь город и часть его пригородов. Назван в честь одного из деятелей Американской революции, чья подпись под Декларацией независимости равна почти пяти дюймам. Отсюда в разговорной речи "John Hancock"—роспись (чья-либо), подпись под документом.

Америка через американизмы. — М.: «Высшая школа». . 1982.

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  • John Hancock Center — Infobox Skyscraper building name = John Hancock Center built = 1965 1969 use = mixed use location = 875 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, USA roof = 1,127 ft (344 m) top floor = 1,078 ft (329 m) antenna spire = 1,500 ft (457 m) floor count = 100 floor… …   Wikipedia

  • John Hancock Center — Localisation Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Hancock Center — Edificio Localización …   Wikipedia Español

  • John Hancock Center — [John Hancock Center] one of the tallest and most impressive buildings in the US, opened in 1969. It is in ↑Chicago on North Michigan Avenue. The building is of black steel, and the outside has lengths of steel that cross to support it. It is 1… …   Useful english dictionary

  • John Hancock (disambiguation) — John Hancock is the name of:*John Hancock (1735 ndash;1793), 18th century businessman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. * John Hancock (Texas politician), U.S. Representative from Texas * John Hancock (ornithologist) * John… …   Wikipedia

  • John Hancock — Infobox Governor name= John Hancock caption= order4=3rd office4= Governor of Massachusetts term start4= May 30, 1787 term end4= October 8, 1793 lieutenant4= Thomas Cushing predecessor4= James Bowdoin successor4= Samuel Adams order3= 7th office3=… …   Wikipedia

  • John Hancock Tower — Infobox Skyscraper building name= Hancock Place location= 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States roof= 790 ft (240.7 m) height stories= 60 construction period= 1968 1976 use= Office architect= I.M. Pei Partners developer=… …   Wikipedia

  • John Hancock Center — one of the tallest and most impressive buildings in the US, opened in 1969. It is in Chicago on North Michigan Avenue. The building is of black steel, and the outside has lengths of steel that cross to support it. It is 1 127 feet/344 metres high …   Universalium

  • John Hancock — Signatur John Hancock (* 23. Januar 1737 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Hancock Student Village — The John Hancock Student Village or (StuVi) is a large new residential and recreational complex at Boston University, covering 10 acres between Buick Street and Nickerson Field, ground formerly occupied by a National Guard Armory, which had been… …   Wikipedia


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