Soar subjects

Photos: From Left; Nicole Radja; Nam Y Huh/AP, Rogan Birnie, Provided by Trump Tower, M. Spencer Green/AP, Shellbourne Development

1.Ben Wallace (in full afro) 7 feet, 2 inches…(in cornrows) 6 feet, 9 inches

2.Chicago Temple (tallest church in the world) 556 feet, 6 inches

3.Trump Tower (when it’s completed in March 2009, including spire) 1,393 feet (92 floors)

4.John Hancock Center (including the antennas) 1,506 feet (100 floors)

5.Sears Tower (including antennas) 1,725 feet (110 floors)

6.Chicago Spire (when it’s completed in 2010) 2,000 feet (150 floors)

Other highlights

Monadnock Building (the world’s largest office building in 1893) 220 feet (17 floors)
Chicago Skyway (at highest point) 220 feet
Navy Pier Ferris wheel 150 feet (15 floors)
Blue Island Hill (highest natural point in Chicago, 103rd St and Western Ave) 40 feet
El tracks in the Loop (at highest point) 19 feet, 4 inches