This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, released by The Port Authority of NY & NJ and The Durst Organization, shows an evening view of One World Trade Center, from the W New York Downtown Hotel.
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A computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, shows a daylight view of One World Trade Center, from the W New York Downtown Hotel.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, shows a night view of One World Trader Center from the W New York Downtown Hotel. The new images show a spire exposed directly to the elements. Plans still call for the spire to rise to a symbolic 1,776 feet.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications shows a view of One World Trade Center, center, from Memorial Plaza.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, shows an evening view of One World Trade Center, right center, from Brooklyn.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, shows a view of One World Trade Center, center, from 8 Spruce Street.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, shows the main entrance of One World Trade Center.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications, shows the lobby of One World Trade Center.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications shows an evening view of One World Trade Center, center, from Pier 40 on the Hudson River.
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This computer generated updated artist rendering, incorporating recent design modifications shows a night view of One World Trade Center, center, from Brooklyn.
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Construction cranes perch on top of One World Trade Center, left, and Four World Trade Center. Four WTC will have its topping out ceremony, in which the last steel beam is put in place.
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An American flag, draped on the side of One World Trade Center, flaps in the wind.
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Construction cranes perch on top of One World Trade Center, left, and Four World Trade Center.
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One World Trade Center, center, rises over the skyline of Lower Manhattan at sunset.
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Ironworkers Jim Brady, left, and Billy Geoghan release a steel cable after connecting a steel beam between two columns at the top of One World Trade Center to make it New York City’s tallest building on April 30, 2012 in New York.
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One World Trade Center reached 90th floor this week. The building is on track to be completed by 2013 with construction workers approximately finishing a floor a week.
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Looking east from the 77th floor as construction work carries on below.
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The eight-acre plaza features a small forest of oak trees (lower left) and a museum to teach visitors about the events of September 11.
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One World Trade Center, from the 80th floor looking North, is due for completion in 2013 and will be the city’s tallest building.
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Looking east from the 80th floor as construction work carries on below.
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Looking West from the 80th floor, the fog rolls out across downtown Manhattan.
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The fog rolls out across downtown Manhattan, captured from the 80th floor of One World Trade Center.
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The view from a scafolding on the 80th floor.
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Deep in the bowels of the most closely watched construction site in the nation there is a phrase that is forbidden: Ground Zero.
Those words describe a lifeless pit filled with rubble and despair. What steel worker Earmon Maguire is working on is a living, breathing monument of hope, the colossal construction of a brand new day.
Here, columns of glass and metal rise at all hours. Concrete is being poured in every corner. Each rivet that is fastened, each tile that is polished is a source of special pride
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“A neighbor of mine died in 9/11,” said Maguire, 27, of Brooklyn. “A lot of guys in the neighborhood died. People around the neighborhood know that I’m working here, rebuilding.”
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Maguire is one of nearly 3,200 workers at the colossal construction site, each pulling 10-hour shifts six, sometimes seven, days a week. At night, the population drops to double or triple digits, but the work does not stop.
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Most days, master welder Richard Alexander Graham can be found lighting his torch in the hot and sticky tunnels of the World Trade Center’s new transportation hub.
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The cleanup after the attacks took nine months alone. But instead of office buildings, delays and costs were the only things rising. Then, after years of planning, false starts and disagreements, above-ground rebuilding began in April 2006.
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Workers have completed Tower 7 and a memorial to 9/11 victims. Below, construction is moving along on the museum.
The project’s crown jewel, 1 World Trade Center, has risen to 80 stories, with 3.1 million square feet of office space already built.
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Eleven subway lines plus the PATH train pass near the site.
“It’s the most iconic, the most important piece of construction ever done,” says Port Authority Chairman David Samson.
One of the perks of working construction on the most important project is the view from its main attraction.
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Steel workers unloading steel beams are seen at the construction site of the new World Trade Center.
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The new tower already scrapes the sky as construction continues. The phrase “Never Forget” and an American flag remind workers and onlookers of where this area has come from over the past 10 years.
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“A year ago, I was working for my brother, but his business went down,” said Stephen Lee, 53, of Smithtown, LI, who also worked the pile after 9/11. “I was delighted to come here. I think all the 9/11 stuff is overdone already, but I’m lucky. This is probably the biggest job that I’ll ever be on in the city.”
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There is nearly 3,200 workers at the colossal construction site, each pulling 10-hour shifts six, sometimes seven, days a week. At night, the population drops to double or triple digits, but the work does not stop.
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The 64th floor of 1 World Trade Center offers stunning views of downtown and the reflecting pools.
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One World Trade Center
Now: The skyscraper is at 82 stories and continues to rise. Condé Nast officially signed on as the anchor tenant this spring. Both the federal government’s General Services Administration and New York state’s Office of General Services have committed to, but not signed, leases.
Coming: Dubbed the “Freedom Tower,” it will be the country’s tallest building at 1,776 feet, including a 400-foot spire. Totaling 104 stories, the building will feature an interlocking V-shape design. The Port Authority is in negotiations to fill the rest of the commercial space. Two restaurants are planned for the upper levels, and observation decks will sit on floors 100 and 101.
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Memorial Pools and Garden
Now: Designed by Michael Arad, the winner of a national search contest, two reflecting pools lie at the footprint of the twin towers. Each is an acre in size, boasting North America’s largest manmade waterfalls. Bronze panels along the edges of the pools display the nearly 3,000 victims’ names. The landscape architecture by Peter Walker features 250 white swamp oak trees.
Coming: A small portion in the northeast corner above the mezzanine of the Transportation Hub has yet to be completed. One hundred and fifty more swamp oak
trees will be added along the surrounding streets once they are rebuilt.
When: The memorial, save for the northeast corner, opens today. A plan for the roads has not yet been finalized.
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The National September 11 Memorial Museum
Now: The museum’s design plan and initial construction were both completed in the first quarter of this year.
Coming: The underground museum will house photos, videos and artifacts that tell the history of the attacks, the rescue and the aftermath. Some of the artifacts are so large the museum literally has to be built around them. Highlights include the “Survivors’ Staircase” (which hundreds of people
used to escape the North Tower), the “Tridents” (two 70-foot, 90-ton pillars that endured the attacks) and the “Ground Zero Cross” (two steel beams that survived in the form of a cross).
When: Scheduled for completion by the second quarter of 2013, the museum is far ahead of schedule. The Port Authority is pushing for a Sept. 11, 2012, opening.
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Three World Trade Center
Now: Foundation work is under way by real estate developer Silverstein Properties.
Coming: British designer Lord Richard Rogers’ plan will enable an unobstructed, 360-degree panoramic view from interior offices. The tower will rise up 80 stories and 1,170 feet tall. Five of the floors will be filled with 150,000 square feet of retail space, leased by the Westfield Group. The Australian-based Westfield operates malls worldwide, and will ultimately fill 365,000 square feet of Ground Zero with high-end shops and restaurants.
When: The foundation should reach ground level by the end of this year, but the tower won’t be ready to open until early 2015. — Gregory Miller
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Four World Trade Center
Now: Steel has now reached the 50th floor.
Coming: Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki designed the 72 stories to be 722 feet tall. Five of the floors will be dedicated to more Westfield Group retail space. The Port Authority will be taking on a third of the tower as its new headquarters, and a third will be taken by the city of New York — which city agencies have not yet been determined.
When: Steel should top out next spring, and the building should be open for business in fall 2013.
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Transportation Hub
Now: Significant progress has been made — all super columns are installed, and construction continues for the PATH platforms.
Coming: The center will be the city’s third largest subway station with PATH trains and 13 subway lines. Both the Statue of Liberty’s crown and a bird taking flight inspire the hub’s curved Santiago Calatrava design.
When: The Port Authority continues to build around a working station until the project is completed in 2014. The controversial elliptical top will be the last element built.
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Two World Trade Center
Now: Silverstein Properties began foundation work in June of last year.
Coming: Designed by British architect Lord Norman Foster, the tower will resemble four separate sections, each with a sharply angled roof. The design, which totals 88 stories and is 1,349 feet tall, will specifically prevent the building from casting a shadow over the memorial grounds on Sept. 11 each year.
When: It should reach street level by year’s end; completion date is dependent on securing tenants.
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Performing Arts Center
Now: The center is a city project, having received $100 million in funds from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation last year. The building is still unnamed, and The Joyce dance theater is the only tenant signed.
Coming: A 1,000-seat theater, a smaller performance space, classrooms and outdoor plazas are envisioned.
When: No plan is currently in place.
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A rendering of what the complex will look like if everything but the Performing Arts Center is bulit.
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The Statue of Liberty stands amidst the smoke-filled and altered New York City skyline as the sun set on one of the deadliest days in American history.
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New York City firefighters work amid debris after September 11, 2001.
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Firemen stand amidst the rubble which is all that remained of the Twin Towers and WTC Tower 7.
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At 5:20 p.m. on September 11, 2001, 7 World Trade Center started to collapse with the crumble of the east penthouse, eventually falling completely at 5:21 p.m.due to uncontrolled fires causing structural failure.
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At 9:59 a.m., the south tower collapsed after burning for approximately 56 minutes due to fire, which caused steel structural elements, already weakened from the plane impact, to fail. The north tower collapsed at 10:28 a.m., after burning for approximately 102 minutes.
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Firefighters and civilians carries a injuried firefighter to safety just after the collapse of the North Tower.
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A haunting view of the debris is seen from the skeleton of the World Trade Center. Over the days and weeks following the attacks, emergency personnel would scour the pile of rubble left, searching for survivors, and eventually, remains.
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It was not long after the collapse of the South Tower that the North Tower suffered the same fate. The North Tower, which was hit on floors 93-99, collapsed at 10:28 a.m. EST, 102 minutes after being struck by American Airlines Flight 11.
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Frightened New Yorkers flee the streets as a massive cloud of smoke fills the area surrounding the World Trade Center.
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New Yorkers pulled together as they tried to survive the aftermath of the attacks. Julie McDermott (C), is helped by others as they make their way through the debris near the World Trade Center.
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Pedestrians flee the dust-filled area surrounding the World Trade Center following the devastating attacks on September 11, 2001.
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With the city essentially on lockdown, thousands of New Yorkers flee from lower Manhattan following the attacks on September 11, 2001.
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The south tower of the World Trade Center is seen as it collapses after the terrorist attacks.
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Massive pieces of steel and debris crash to the ground as the South Tower collapses.
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Horrified New Yorkers in front of New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral react as they look down Fifth Avenue towards the World Trade Center.
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The south tower, which was struck on floors 77-85, collapsed at 9:59 am EST on September 11, 2001. The Tower, which stood tall for 28 years, only took 10 seconds to collapse.
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A black-and-white photography shows smoke billowing from the twin towers at the World Trade Center.
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A ground view of the World Trade Center shows just how devastating the attacks were on the buildings. As the towers collapsed, the surrounding areas were flooded with debris, smoke and frightened New Yorkers.
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Residents of Astoria, Queens watched as the towers were struck and the destruction of that day took place.
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Shocked pedestrians on the waterfront in Brooklyn, New York, look across the East River to the burning World Trade Center towers. The massive clouds of smoke would dominate the New York City sky during the days following the attacks.
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The impact site of American Airlines Flight 11 is seen in the north tower of the World Trade Center. The damaged sustained in the attacks was simply too much for the building’s structure to handle, as it collapsed shortly after being struck by the aircraft.
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Stunned New Yorkers watch as the single-biggest terrorist attack on American soil takes place. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center as smoke from AA Flight 11’s earlier collision billows from the north tower.
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With smoke billowing from the north tower in the background, United Airlines Flight 175 approaches the south tower of the World Trade Center shortly before colliding with the massive skyscraper.
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United Airlines Flight 175 approaches the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York moments before collision, seen from Brooklyn, New York.
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Smoke pours from the 110 story World Trade Center after 2 hijacked commercial planes crashed into the twin towers, causing both to collapse during the following hour.
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Plumes of smoke rise from the World Trade Center buildings in New York on the morning of September 11. The famous New York City skyline was forever altered that morning when the towers collapsed as a result of the horrific attack.
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Chief of Staff Andy Card whispers into the ear of President George W. Bush, giving him word of the plane crashes at the World Trade Center, during a visit to the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla.
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The World Trade Center’s landmark twin towers are seen here. The towers, which opened in 1973, were the targets of two terrorist attacks, the latter of which occured on September 11, 2001, when two planes flew into them, causing them to collapse.
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It was April 4th, 1973, when the ceremonial ribbon was cut at the World Trade Center (WTC). That date concluded seven long years of construction-preceded by more than a decade’s worth of planning-that transformed 16 acres of Lower Manhattan into a singular international business hub.
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The site is being rebuilt with five new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks. At the time of their completion, 1 and 2 World Trade Center were the tallest buildings in the world, surpassing the Empire State Building.
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The Port Authority selected Seattle-born architect Minoru Yamasaki to design the project together with a team of top engineers and architects.
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Ground was broken on August 5th, 1966. The project began with excavation six stories down to bedrock where the towers’ footings would stand. Crews dug around the PATH train tubes within the site, removing one million cubic yards of earth that would eventually form Battery Park City, according to the official history of the World Trade Center.
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The foundation construction was just a fraction of many innovations masterminded by Yamasaki and team. Among them were the Twin Towers’ high-speed elevators, sky lobbies, and a “hollow tube” building model that distributed weight from the inner core across floor trusses to the exterior’s closely spaced steel columns.
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The first tenants moved into 1 WTC, the north tower, in 1970, and two years later into 2 WTC. The Port Authority’s construction costs totaled more than $900 million.
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“The World Trade Center Tapestry” was a 20′ x 35′ tapestry by Joan Mir.
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6 World Trade Center, which housed the United States Customs. All of these buildings were built between 1975 and 1981. The final building constructed was 7 World Trade Center, which was built in 1985.
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The Top of the World Observation Deck opens at Two World Trade Center (South Tower) on the 107th floor providing breathtaking views of Manhattan.
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Top of the World observation deck was located on the 107th floor of 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower).
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Top of the World observation deck cafeteria was located on the 107th floor of 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower).
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Developed by Silverstein Properties, the 47-story 7 World Trade Center was completed in 1987.
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church once stood across Liberty Street from the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two commercial jets into the complex, one into each tower, in a coordinated terrorist attack. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks.
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The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation was created in the aftermath of September 11th by then-Governor George Pataki and then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani to plan the reconstruction of Lower Manhattan and distribute nearly $10 billion in federal funds aimed toward rebuilding and revitalizing downtown Manhattan.
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Yamasaki masterminded many innovations including the Twin Towers’ high-speed elevators, sky lobbies, and “hollow tube” building model that distributed weight from the inner core across floor trusses to the exterior’s closely spaced steel columns, according to the official Web site for the World Trade Center.
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