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Ninety floors... and counting: The breathtaking views from One World Trade Center
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| December 16, 2011
| Louise Boyle
Posted on 01/01/2012 1:35:07 PM PST by NYer
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:35:10 PM PST
by
NYer
To: Liz; The Mayor
Christmas spirit: Exterior lights at One WTC were covered in coloured cellophane by electrical contractors for a festive feel
It stands in the footsteps of the original twin towers among a small forest of oak trees in an eight-acre plaza. It features two 50ft-deep pools, each containing fountains, along with a museum with exhibitions and artefacts to teach visitors about the events of September 11.
At One World Trade Center, there is almost 3million square feet of office space - half of which had already been leased. There is also an observation deck planned more than 1,241ft above ground, fine-dining restaurants and a sprawling public lobby boasting 50ft ceilings. There will be eventually be six skyscrapers on the site altogether.
Breathtaking: Looking east from the 77th floor as construction work carries on below
The heart of New York City: One World Trade Center, from the 80th floor looking North, is due for completion in 2013 and will be the city's tallest building
Place of remembrance: The eight-acre plaza features a small forest of oak trees and a museum to teach visitors about the events of September 11
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:36:52 PM PST
by
NYer
("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
To: NYer
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:37:54 PM PST
by
Pharmboy
(She turned me into a Newt! 2012)
To: NYer
Cool photos but the photographer likes the HDR a bit too much.
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:40:03 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
To: NYer
To: NYer
Nice, but still think they should have done Two Towers instead of just one.
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:42:43 PM PST
by
rbg81
To: NYer
Thanks for the post and the pictures!
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:44:18 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: NYer
I could never work on a skyscraper. I get a queasy feeling just thinking about being up that high with no walls.
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:49:02 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
To: NYer
What kind of an attitude would the people take there in NYC if this tower had an attack of any kind?
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:50:00 PM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(Castigo Cay by Matt Bracken, check it out. And his other works.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
I get queasy seeing that monstrous city below. Truly a place I never want to visit.
To: cripplecreek
Cool photos but the photographer likes the HDR a bit too much.
Indeed. And they don’t seem to care about skewed horizons of curved horizons that can easily be corrected.
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:57:27 PM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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To: Eye of Unk
Discovery had a great series about this building. It's a much stronger building than the Twin Towers. It is designed with the idea that someone will detonate a truckload of explosives near its base or fly an airliner into it. The first few dozen stories are essentially a reinforced-concrete bunker The upper floors are also of a more resilient design than the Twin Towers, which relied on the walls to bear the bulk of the weight of the floors above.
It seemed like everyone working on the building lost friends and/or family on 9/11. They wanted to be at 100 floors by 9/11/11 but there was way too much snow last winter (when we were living there) to get that done.
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:59:27 PM PST
by
Dilbert56
(Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.")
To: Eye of Unk
Discovery had a great series about this building. It's a much stronger building than the Twin Towers. It is designed with the idea that someone will detonate a truckload of explosives near its base or fly an airliner into it. The first few dozen stories are essentially a reinforced-concrete bunker The upper floors are also of a more resilient design than the Twin Towers, which relied on the walls to bear the bulk of the weight of the floors above.
It seemed like everyone working on the building lost friends and/or family on 9/11. They wanted to be at 100 floors by 9/11/11 but there was way too much snow last winter (when we were living there) to get that done.
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posted on
01/01/2012 1:59:37 PM PST
by
Dilbert56
(Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.")
To: NYer
Very nice but the whole World Trade Center rebuilding is a sorry commentary on how far we have fallen.
It took less than 16 MONTHS to build the Empire State Building from the start of excavation to ribbon cutting.
This is taking over a decade and there is still huge squabbling over everything.
The whole complex should have been excavated and restored to what it was within 5 years.
To: doorgunner69
Oh, it’s a fascinating city. Don’t be prejudiced. I don’t want to live there anymore—or in any city—but it has wonderful, wonderful things about it.
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posted on
01/01/2012 2:00:18 PM PST
by
ottbmare
(off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
To: Blood of Tyrants
I could never work on a skyscraper. I get a queasy feeling just thinking about being up that high with no walls. Well, I guess changing the decorative bulbs on the Chrysler Building is just out. ;-)
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posted on
01/01/2012 2:02:27 PM PST
by
6SJ7
(Meh.)
To: NYer
They call this new building “One World Trade Center.” That’s an abomination and a total insult to the people that died in the REAL One World Trade Center. There will never be another one. How insensitive.
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posted on
01/01/2012 2:03:28 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Let's have the Revolution NOW before we get dumbed down to the point that we can't.)
To: Doulos1
Umm, the address is 1 World Trade Center. It’s not a “One World” thing.
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posted on
01/01/2012 2:07:45 PM PST
by
Dilbert56
(Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war.")
To: cripplecreek
Agreed. HDR is great but it can be overdone.
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