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4 days ago · The Willis Tower remains the third tallest building in the Americas and in the Western Hemisphere (after One World Trade Center and Central Park Tower in New York City). With a pinnacle height of 1,729 feet (527 m), it is the third-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.
4 days ago · The building opened in November 2014. Here are 10 secrets and fun facts about One World Trade Center, an office building, New York City tourist destination and a tribute to those who lost...
2 days ago · A revision in the World Trade Center's plan brought the twin towers to 1,370 feet (420 m) each or 110 stories, taller than the Empire State. Opponents of the new project included prominent real-estate developer Robert Tishman, as well as Wien's Committee for a Reasonable World Trade Center.
4 days ago · This entranceway is comprised of the last surviving pieces of the original 1970s WTC subway concourse. The most poignant reminder of the former Trade Center and the tragic events of 9/11 is a door ...
4 days ago · 1 / 5 – Oculus. 2 / 5 – Oculus. 3 / 5 – Oculus. 4 / 5 – Oculus. 5 / 5 – Oculus. Skanska fabricated and erected the steel for the "Oculus" structure at the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
21 hours ago · Another alternative for a temporary headquarters or a new permanent facility was the World Trade Center site. Once again, these plans met resistance both within the UN and from the United States and New York governments and were abandoned.
3 days ago · About the Tribute. Assembled on the roof of the Battery Parking Garage south of the 9/11 Memorial, the twin beams reach up to four miles into the sky and are comprised of eighty-eight 7,000-watt xenon lightbulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares, echoing the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers. The installation can also be viewed from a ...
