'Freedom Tower' to be built on WTC Site.
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SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
Given my location, I am inclined to agree with you.
Sims2789
Fool me once...
a few questions:
1) will it be the tallest building in the world at time of it's completion?
2) does the hieght include the spike on top?
3) what was the height of the WTC?
1) will it be the tallest building in the world at time of it's completion?
2) does the hieght include the spike on top?
3) what was the height of the WTC?
I'm not sure what to make of this tower (plus the other buildings that will grace the WTC site, a 16-acre space that is HUGE when you go up close). Personally, maybe I'm crazy, I'd rather see the old towers rebuilt. Maybe this will be good as well, I don't know. But...I will be seeing it go up day-by-day as I pass by the site every morning.
No, the height won't include the antenna. That would push it over 2,000 feet (which is why it looks about twice as tall as the Empire State Building).
Don't know the exact height of the old towers, but it was a couple hundred feet less (I'm guessing somewhere in the 1300s or 1400s).
And yes, it should be the world's tallest at completion.
Don't know the exact height of the old towers, but it was a couple hundred feet less (I'm guessing somewhere in the 1300s or 1400s).
And yes, it should be the world's tallest at completion.
onejayhawk
Afflicted with reason
Not to be to crass, but I find the image of a raised finger unmistakable, indeed unavoidable. Also the similarity to a church steeple. Not that theseare inappropriate mind you. Such subtle undertexts are part of the charm of the enterprise.
As I understand it, the main tower will be primarily a tourist destination, consisting of an elaborate vertical park, filled with greenery. The two slope shouldered buildings behind it will be business oriented, with considerable shopping at ground and below ground level.
J
As I understand it, the main tower will be primarily a tourist destination, consisting of an elaborate vertical park, filled with greenery. The two slope shouldered buildings behind it will be business oriented, with considerable shopping at ground and below ground level.
J
It's supposed to resemble the raised torch of the Statue of Liberty. The angles will be the same as well.
1. Yes, the nearest competitor, Taipei 101 in Taiwan, will be 1,667 feet when completed
2. Yes
3. 1,368 and 1,362 feet, not counting the antenna (they weren't identical)
I found an article in the New York Times that had some interesting facts:
Because of this, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat might not name it the world's tallest building.
My bad, I mixed up spire with antenna. There is to be an antenna on top of the spire, though.
cgannon64
BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT!
I like it. But I hate the name. It really is 1984 the way they slap "freedom" on everything.
I don't mind the name. But I wonder what it's actually going to look like through construction and up close on street level. Don't think people want to see eyesores on their way to work or class. I know I don't.
Ossric
Hedonistic Ruler
why is it called Freedom Tower? Can i get freedom fries there?
Eastern Knight
Dragons!
What are freedom fries?
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
They're a type of fried potato. Most often, they're yellow, fingerlike, available with a hamburger, and eaten with ketchup.
newfangle
hates you.
Wow.
I am utterly fascinated by architecture, and the style of the Freedom Tower is perfectly suited to my tastes.
Indeed a tribute to what freedom can accomplish. Hopefully it will have pop-up SAM sites.
I am utterly fascinated by architecture, and the style of the Freedom Tower is perfectly suited to my tastes.
Indeed a tribute to what freedom can accomplish. Hopefully it will have pop-up SAM sites.
Archer 007
Rebirth
Why the ******** looking spike, to be a critic?
Archer 007
Rebirth
Unless that was sarcasm, its the Artist Formerly Known as French Fries.
