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The Tallest Skyscraper In America Has Just Opened
With all the attention of television news focused on the midterm elections, one story has nearly slipped through the cracks. It’s up and up and up and up so high that, like the Twin Towers that were called the World Trade Center, it is the tallest skyscraper in America, its welcome mat is now in place and it is open for business.
The Center officially opened on Tuesday (November 3rd), thirteen years after radical Muslim terrorists murdered more than 2700 people by flying their planes into the Twin Towers, causing them to collapse. Originally called the Freedom Tower, One World Trade Center has been built in honor of all those who died that day – September 11, 2001 – their families and all who loved them. It is also meant to stand as a symbol of America’s greatness, saying to all the world that even if we our nation is knocked down hard, we will rise up again stronger than ever. It was built with reinforced concrete to add a strength to the One Freedom Tower that the Twin Towers never had. It took eight years to complete and there are six more buildings that will ultimately accompany it and are in various stages of development.
For many years New York boasted of having the tallest building in the world – the Empire State building. Then Chicago topped it with the Sears Building and more recently two buildings in Dubai were built higher still. The Sears Building, which is now called the Willis Building, held the “tallest building in America” title for more than forty years. But today New York once again has their title back.
For those who would quibble, the Freedom Tower is not the first but the fourth tallest building in the world. But who can quibble with a 1,776 foot building 104 stories high and that cost 3.9 billion dollars to erect? And be sure to catch the significance of its height – 1776 has a great deal of meaning to all Americans.
The One World Trade Center stands exactly where the collapse of the original World Trade Center occurred. Its eventual seven buildings will all be located on 16 acres of land surrounding them and will be used for a myriad of businesses just as the former World Trade Center was. 60% of the building just completed is already leased by various companies .
The mass media company Condé Nast actually moved into One World Trade Center in 2010 and are currently located in five of its stories. On the northeast corner of the Center is the September 11 Memorial and the Freedom Museum displaying photographs, films, and important memorabilia from the tragedy of 9/11.
From the observation platform that will soon be open at the Freedom Tower, it will be possible to see the Statue of Liberty, parts of Connecticut and New Jersey, and will offer a spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey own the building and the entire 16 acres. Patrick Foye, Executive Director of the Port Authority, said as the One World Trade Center opened “The New York City skyline is whole again, One World Trade Center takes its place in Lower Manhattan.”
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
When great achievements are accomplished,
they are seldom accomplished in an easy chair.
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The Tallest Skyscraper In America Has Just Opened
