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One World Trade Center gets spire, bringing it to its full 1,776-foot height
NYDN ^ | May 8, 2013 | Erik Badia AND Ryan Sit

Posted on 05/10/2013 12:03:03 PM PDT by Daffynition

With the twists of a few final bolts, the steel spire atop One World Trade Center was installed Friday morning — raising the building’s height to a symbolic 1,776 feet.

A sea of construction workers stared into the blue spring sky with pride and delight after the finishing touches were applied about 8 a.m.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: architecture; freedomtower; nyc; wtc
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To: Daffynition

I wanted to revive this thread because I just realized for the first time today that the Freedom Tower is one giant minaret. I apologize for being so daft on this. It’s absolutely revolting once you realize what has happened there for an end result. If I knew how to re-title this thread “Freedom Tower is a minaret” and post it new all over again I would.


61 posted on 09/12/2014 8:57:14 PM PDT by 3boysdad (The very elect.)
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