NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS

[chris123678]

Wow! Remember all of us , we all, at least 95% of us do not have Architecture in our backgrounds.. We rely on the 5% of you, that do.. Thank you.. The 5% that post to let us know, what's going on with the facts..Road cruiser, you just seem to be rude to any user, who doesn't know as much as you.. We other users may study other things like accounting, criminal justice or even advertising.. But we all have an interest in this bldg.. so why do you treat other users like that? Some of us are here to learn, we're not, all know it all's ,,, SO WE ASK..

It's really all a mater of common sense. You don't need architecture in your background in order to know how fast it will rise. Have you ever seen glass installed while the netting was in place?

People ask why the glass is rising slow every single day and it does get annoying. So just sit back and relax, and in no time this tower will be cladded.

[NewYorkDominates]

IntoTheLens

Here's your answer.

8/31/12

The Daily Record reported this morning that after two years of construction, One World Trade Center‘s steel skeleton is finally complete. Now that the base structure is in place, work on the glass skin and spire, which will bring NYC’s tallest building to its goal height of 1,776 feet, will begin.
DailyNews.com

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[QUEENSNYMAN]

from: Queensny121

[PMadFlyer]

If they are installing a completely new tower crane [I'll have to make a completely new crane model :(] it would explain why a week or two[same week they jumped into the dog house] ago, all of carlos' pictures had the two current tower cranes hoisting counterweights, but not removing or adding to each other. I thought the current north Favco m760d would be moved to the north corner, but I don't know if the southern crane can disassemble and reassemble the north crane at that radius. Does some one know if there will be some kind of leapfrog maneuver with the North crane assembling a permanent [internal/external climber, with a non-mobile base] on the corner that will then disassemble the current north crane? I've been wondering about this since I made my model. I also wonder if the prep work for the rings and spire/antenna will be the most exciting thing to watch during the coming months.

[bigreach]

It's really all a mater of common sense. You don't need architecture in your background in order to know how fast it will rise. Have you ever seen glass installed while the netting was in place?

People ask why the glass is rising slow every single day and it does get annoying. So just sit back and relax, and in no time this tower will be cladded.

I will admit, I've followed this forum for roughly 3 years, just decided to join a cpl months ago,, I've read most of the pages of this forum over the 3 yrs, so I got a good understanding of whats going on here,, but other newcomers who haven't followed the forum that long,, I know the ?'s get teedious, and annoying, but do you really expect a newbie to read all 1300 pgs,, no, there going to ask,, there's no getting around that.. I wasn't the 1 who asked the question you guys are pounding me about,, It was another user, and I just thought he got blasted pretty hard for asking the question, if you go back 2-3pgs, you'll see it wasn't my question anyway.. im just thought the response he got was pretty rude.. that's all. pg 1319 to be exact.

[NewYorkDominates]

^Those guys were also blasted for inaccurate information and questions about the progress,so I guess it's a cycle that goes on.

[bigreach]

^Those guys were also blasted for inaccurate information and questions about the progress,so I guess it's a cycle that goes on.

Thanx NYD,, by the way do you know how to make an Avatar,, I see most ppl have them?

[chris123678]

Does anybody know when they will start squaring off the base?

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[alan88]

the north tower crane will relocate eventually closer to exterior and be outfitted with two line fall to allow for heavier picks say around 50 tons. It will bring spire pieces up to roof. The south tower crane also relocates and will then erect the spire. It will have climbing sections under the cab so it will raise in height in phases. Submissions have been made to PA & NYC Cranes & Derricks.

[alan88]

If the weather & winds are good on Tuesday, the first of the cooling towers should be lifted to the roof. You can see them on earthcam base view. Right now the forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday.

[TheCitySkyline72]

the north tower crane will relocate eventually closer to exterior and be outfitted with two line fall to allow for heavier picks say around 50 tons. It will bring spire pieces up to roof. The south tower crane also relocates and will then erect the spire. It will have climbing sections under the cab so it will raise in height in phases. Submissions have been made to PA & NYC Cranes & Derricks.


Just curious, but when should the first segment of the antenna go up?

[chris123678]

I really don't understand why Durst refers to this antenna as a spire. If this antenna is a spire, then i'm Barack Obama.

[-Filipe-]

I really don't understand why Durst refers to this antenna as a spire. If this antenna is a spire, then i'm Barack Obama.

nice to meet you mr pres. :D

[kpdrummer82]

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These are a few days old but I hope you all still enjoy them :D Happy Labor Day!

[alan88]

Just curious, but when should the first segment of the antenna go up?

Probably after thanksgiving, as others have pointed out the roof slab needs to be poured first.

[eleven=11]

Does anybody know when they will start squaring off the base?

I dont understand this
is not the base one of the signature pieces???

[AlphaCentauri]

Fantastic pictures kpdrummer82! :tup:

[drumz0rz]

Anyone know approximately how high up the tip of the crane booms are right now? Also, it's my understanding that the south crane will rise to assemble the spire. Any idea as to roughly how tall the highest projection will be? If the spire is set to top out at 1,776 ft, then I'd have to assume the crane's tip would be roughly 1900ft or more?

[kpdrummer82]

Fantastic pictures kpdrummer82! :tup:
Thanks man! Maybe the next time I go into the city I'll get some more :D

[PMadFlyer]

I needed something to do while KC was was getting a half foot of rain from Isaac [we were only expecting to get .75 inches, but I won't complain, even the trees were dying]. Here are some creative renderings, its still a work in progress.
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[NYguy]

So, someone explain to me how Durst gets to make this decision in the first place. Did they suddenly purchase the whole building while I wasn't looking? I thought they were only one of several financial backers of this project.


Durst was brought in by the Port Authority to help make the building more financially sound...

http://observer.com/2010/04/durst-once-dissed-freedom-towerbut-now-he-wants-a-piece/
In February 2007, Douglas Durst was no fan of the Freedom Tower. The prominent landlord broadcast this view not only to his peers but to everyone: He took out full-page ads in the city’s major papers with an open letter to then governor Eliot Spitzer asking him to halt construction of the 1,776-foot tower at the World Trade Center....Mr. Durst has had a change in heart. With the tower now more than 200 feet off the ground, he is one of four bidders vying to buy a stake of the building.......the Port Authority is choosing between Mr. Durst’s the Durst Organization, Mort Zuckerman’s Boston Properties, Stephen Ross’ Related Companies and Hines Interests, each of which have offered about $100 million for a non-traditional equity stake in the tower.


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-07/durst-wins-bid-for-equity-holding-leasing-role-in-one-world-trade-center.html
Durst, Onetime Critic, Wins Bid for Stake in World Trade Tower

Durst will begin exclusive negotiations with the Port Authority to oversee leasing of the 2.6 million square-foot tower and invest at least $100 million of equity in the project, Stephen Sigmund, a spokesman for the agency, said in an e-mail yesterday. Durst, led by developer Douglas Durst, was chosen over Stephen Ross’s Related Cos.

“While we are disappointed and thought we offered a great vision for this iconic destination development and lower Manhattan, we wish the Port Authority and their new partner well,” Related’s Ross said in an e-mailed statement. The authority expects Durst to assist it with the tower’s construction, and to “take primary responsibility” for leasing, property management and tenant installations. In exchange, Durst will receive an unspecified return “tied to its equity interest and performance of the building,” the agency said in its release.

Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue, Glamour and GQ magazines, has held talks with the Port Authority about renting as much as 1 million square feet at 1 World Trade, a person familiar with the talks said in May. Being the publisher’s current landlord gives Durst “a leg up” against other suitors if the company decides to move, Longua said.





I really don't understand why Durst refers to this antenna as a spire.

It's supposed to be a spire. So they'll keep calling it that until somebody (official) says it isn't. That may or may not happen.

[ThatOneGuy]

The new base looks so good, though it's a shame having that extra engineering effort of making the corners diagonal, gone to waste, when it would have been easier building a box base in the first place.

[2-TOWERS]

The new base looks so good, though it's a shame having that extra engineering effort of making the corners diagonal, gone to waste, when it would have been easier building a box base in the first place.

I thought they were angled the way they were due to the PATH tracks below....but again it could have been other columns to be place a little differently due to the tracks below

[Dense_Electric]

The corners were originally chamfered to help the building better withstand a blast from a truck/car bomb (which is also why the glass is built to shatter into cubes instead of shards and why the lobby entrances are so narrow). The fact that the original glass design followed the chamfer was purely aesthetic.

[ThatOneGuy]

Ah, I see, I didn't know that.

[NewYorkDominates]

Mark2400
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[chris123678]

Isn't the cladding going to be like 7 world trade center's base but with glass over it?

[Chibears85]

Will the 104th floor (Last floor) be the observatory thingy?

[jd3189]

:previous: No. The Observation Deck will be in floors 100 and 102.

[TheCitySkyline72]

...and 103 ^^^

[hunser]

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[NYC GUY]

^^^
I always liked how the WFC worked well with the original WTC and how it works well with the new WTC.

[Modulair]

please, does someone know what is the EXACT lenght of each side of the tower, at the point where it is the longest ?

it must be around 62 meters, I think...

[Fishman92]

please, does someone know what is the EXACT lenght of each side of the tower, at the point where it is the longest ?

it must be around 62 meters, I think...

What?
Are you talking about the base, or what?

[PMadFlyer]

please, does someone know what is the EXACT lenght of each side of the tower, at the point where it is the longest ?

it must be around 62 meters, I think...

The tower deflection point is at 496'-2" above the datum, or 1'-8" below the twentieth floor slab. I'm pretty sure from center of column to center of column for the north, east, south, and west sides is ~200'-0". Add ~5'-0" for exterior face of facade to opposing exterior face of facade.

[NYC4Life]

Photo taken by me yesterday (9/1/12) with 7 WTC to the right:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5937/1001832s.jpg

[TheCitySkyline72]

please, does someone know what is the EXACT lenght of each side of the tower, at the point where it is the longest ?

it must be around 62 meters, I think...

What?
Are you talking about the base, or what?

The tower deflection point is at 496'-2" above the datum, or 1'-8" below the twentieth floor slab. I'm pretty sure from center of column to center of column for the north, east, south, and west sides is ~200'-0". Add ~5'-0" for exterior face of facade to opposing exterior face of facade.

I think you guys are overthinking the question, it's 200 feet at it's widest point, the originals were 208x208 feet so it's 8 feet less

[NYC4Life]

Taken yesterday (9/1/12)

1WTC and Midtown skyline visible from Kingsbridge in The Bronx.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5561/93289978.jpg[/IMG]

[-Filipe-]

^^^ thats a great pic

[NewYorkDominates]

I think you guys are overthinking the question, it's 200 feet at it's widest point, the originals were 208x208 feet so it's 8 feet less

Why quote PMadFlyer,he is right.~200.0' + 5.0' is the dimensions of the base.

[Surrealplaces]

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Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottmack/7903936516/) by drop photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/scottmack/), on Flickr

[Fluffybagel]

...and 103 ^^^ No, I'm pretty sure floor 103 is a mechanical floor.

[TheCitySkyline72]

No, I'm pretty sure floor 103 is a mechanical floor.

Um, no its part of the observation ...this was discussed back in the winter here and was confirmed by a couple of reliable sources, unless they dont know for sure. The observation deck hits 1,266 feet so thats around the 103rd floor.
.

[TheCitySkyline72]

Why quote PMadFlyer,he is right.~200.0' + 5.0' is the dimensions of the base.

All they were asking was what is the widest poinr, not the incline and degree of angle by foot, just the widest point plain and simple.

[Otie]

You are spreading false data. The observation levels are 100, 101st and 102nd. The outside faces are distanced by 205'-0" (not counting the base fins openings). Column centers are at 200'-1/2"

[bigreach]

Alright I get It Road cruiser and NYDominates,, I see with the rhetorical questions,, just started noticing them when you guys blazed me, (when it wasn't even me) .. When will the base cladding start? when will durst call it an antennae? Why isnt it topped out? why r the windows taking so long? I get it now fellows,, yeah kind of nerve racking, when all u gotta go back is 10-13 pgs or so.. I apologize roadcruiser and NYD.. Yeah it's kinda frustrating..

[-Filipe-]

Um, no its part of the observation ...this was discussed back in the winter here and was confirmed by a couple of reliable sources, unless they dont know for sure. The observation deck hits 1,266 feet so thats around the 103rd floor.
.

Not denying your info or anything cuz u probally knoW more then me but how is ot 1266 wen theres only 2 more floors till the roof? Just wondering

[PMadFlyer]

[QUOTE=CarlosV;5815739]Exclusive!!

first look at the base of the antenna on the 104 floor!!

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[eleven=11]

thats a great pic of the base spire...

[NewYorkDominates]

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[Surrealplaces]

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[jd3189]

:previous:The WTC really stands out from the rest of Lower Manhattan in that pic. I guess 1 WTC will just acquire that much dominance over the Beekman.

[NYguy]

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[Fluffybagel]

Um, no its part of the observation ...this was discussed back in the winter here and was confirmed by a couple of reliable sources, unless they dont know for sure. The observation deck hits 1,266 feet so thats around the 103rd floor.
.

Don't correct me when you're, in fact, incorrect yourself. Want proof? Sure! Here you go: http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/179/1wtc080612.png
Photo credit to Otie.

[PZelda]

My god, NYGuy, these new pics... :slob:

1. One of these pics needs to be my desktop background!
2. I NEEEEEED to take the SI ferry at night on my next NYC visit. :tup:

[kpdrummer82]

Don't correct me when you're, in fact, incorrect yourself. Want proof? Sure! Here you go: http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/179/1wtc080612.png
Photo credit to Otie.
Thanks for that pic, that's really cool and descriptive and shows us almost what height the glass is at(btw it's almost at 1000 ft) :tup:

[-Filipe-]

those pictures are amazing, i cant wait till the exterior of 1 and 4 are both done :D

[-Filipe-]

Thanks for that pic, that's really cool and descriptive and shows us almost what height the glass is at(btw it's almost at 1000 ft) :tup:

that picture is out dated, were already at the top im sure the glass is above 1000 feet already :D

[Fluffybagel]

Thanks for that pic, that's really cool and descriptive and shows us almost what height the glass is at(btw it's almost at 1000 ft) :tup:
Don't thank me! Otie made it! :)
But as Filipe said, that photo is old. I only pulled it up to prove that floor 103 was in fact, not an observatory floor.

[NYguy]

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[Dense_Electric]

Not to wade into this thing, but I seem to recall that the observation deck was 100, 101(M), and 102. Pretty sure 103 is a mechanical floor.

[NewYorkDominates]

As you can see by the shirt:

"The Endless Cycles of Time..."

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[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[Chapelo]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/7917549016_a8cc0fc566_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkaloti/7917549016/)
1WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkaloti/7917549016/) by lkaloti (http://www.flickr.com/people/lkaloti/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7922897714_e5316726e5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/7922897714/)
One World Trade Center & 4 WTC from the Verrazano bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/7922897714/) by Vin Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7909586354_a48f185d49_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/7909586354/)
Favco M760D's on 1 WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/7909586354/) by Vin Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/), on Flickr

[Yankee fan for life]

Sometimes i wish 1 wtc stood all alone like Taipei 101 does, it would look so much more impressive.

[WorldTradeCenter]

the 103rd floor is mechanical. via the tower's website. boom. http://onewtc.com/leasing?channeltab=2

[UrbanImpressionist]

Taken yesterday (9/1/12)

1WTC and Midtown skyline visible from Kingsbridge in The Bronx.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5561/93289978.jpg

^ NYC4Life that's an awesome viewpoint! ^
That's be something I'd like to paint in the winter after doing the one below from south.
What station is that? I looked on Google Earth and couldn't Sherlock this one. :irked:


ZZXOQ2cQLqA

"Twenty-Seven Cranes" - Bringing the WTC back to Life (New York, New York)

[CarlosV]

:)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/7926461338_d618d055e8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926461338/)
IMG_6175 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926461338/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7926276224_4bd82a6f21_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926276224/)
DSC_5015 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926276224/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7926649740_88862912f7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/7926649740/)
new york city; 9/3/2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticfantasticphotography/7926649740/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/plasticfantasticphotography/), on Flickr

[NewYorkDominates]

^Wow.Wow.

[sterlippo1]

:)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/7926461338_d618d055e8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926461338/)
IMG_6175 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926461338/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr


It looks absolutely towering in that pic Carlos, like it's almost not real:haha::worship:

[hunser]

^ Lower Manhattan looks like a mountain from there, with 1WTC being the peak. Crazy.

[NewYorkDominates]

^More like the biggest artificial middle-finger.

[hunser]

Gotham...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7908644828_e3866f5bed_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/floydianben/7908644828/)
MnHttN (http://www.flickr.com/photos/floydianben/7908644828/) von FloydianbenArchitect (http://www.flickr.com/people/floydianben/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/7926183732_2b0d3bb4d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/7926183732/)
Reflection of a Golden Sunrise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/7926183732/) von pmarella (http://www.flickr.com/people/pmarella/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7921910494_23c82a7aa4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/7921910494/)
Hoboken Sunset View (P1370285_6_7_8_9_tonemapped) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/7921910494/) von michael.2999.pics (http://www.flickr.com/people/52836039@N02/) auf Flickr

[PZelda]

^More like the biggest artificial middle-finger.

That's what they said on CNN the day 1 WTC passed the ESB in height! :D

[photoLith]

:)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/7926461338_d618d055e8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926461338/)
IMG_6175 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7926461338/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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Holy crap, downtown looks massive there, its incredible! And those apartments out on that pier, man, they must have a kick ass view.

[NewYorkDominates]

Sorry to go off topic but can a tsunami(caused by the Canary Islands)do any damage to the buildings of New York?

Forbes' thoughts of WTC Site:

ENTREPRENEURS | 9/04/2012 @ 11:39AM |8 views
A Tour Of The One World Trade Center


About one week ago I took a tour of the 9/11 About one week ago I took a tour of the 9/11 memorial and One World Trade Center. To think about how far we’ve come since 2001 is simply remarkable, but to actually see the development first hand was something altogether extraordinary. Just being there, you can sense that there was a deep level of respect and appreciation for what was being accomplished. Every steel beam, every piece of rebar, and every bolt was handled with respect as the construction workers knew full well what they were a part of.

The dynamic of the tour was also very unique. Eight NYC tech entrepreneurs explored the new construction site to provide feedback to the building’s leasing agent, Cushman & Wakefield, on how best to position the building to attract one of the fastest growing sectors in New York City – technology companies. Throughout the tour, you could sense the stark parallels between the construction of the most cutting edge, and tallest, skyscraper in the western hemisphere and that of the emerging technology companies looking to be the next Google or Facebook. Both require care, hard work and attention to detail.

Dan Leahy, Co-Founder Savored.com put it this way.

“It was humbling to witness the sheer scale of the One World Trade Center construction. Knowing first hand how difficult it is keep a team of 10 or 20 people working toward a common goal, it almost defies reason that 3,000 people could be coordinated to work in unison to construct a 100+ story skyscraper in the heart of downtown Manhattan.”

Perhaps one of the most inspiring moments of the tour was when we reached the 104th floor. As we walked over to the center of the tower, you could see dozens of construction workers with their phones out recording videos and taking pictures. On this day, the One World Trade Center workers were lowering in to place the very first ring that would support the spire, or antenna, of the tower. And like us, the workers were sending out these videos and images, in real time, to their friends and families using the very services that we build as technologists. Everyone knew this moment signified a major milestone of the construction and we were lucky to be a part of it.

http://specials-images.forbes.com/imageserve/0eZO7zN5IT5LU/300x210.jpg?fit=scale&background=000000
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http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekig45fke/one-world-trade-center-tour-8/

[Dense_Electric]

A tsunami, probably not (other than completely flooding lobbies and maybe lower mechanical floors, but probably not structural damage).

If you're talking about an island collapse, which could generate a wave hundreds if not thousands of feet tall (I've heard some estimates claiming up to three miles, but those seem a little far-fetched), then yes, it would probably knock a lot of Manhattan clean over. One World Trade Center would probably survive due to its over-construction, but a lot of other buildings would be doomed. Keep in mind we're talking about a literal wall of water moving at several hundred miles per hour. Sufficient to say that anyone not well inland at that point would almost certainly be killed.

Fortunately, the odds of that happening within the next several thousand years are similar to the odds of a Yellowstone eruption or a massive, killer asteroid impact (that is, not very high).

[Roadcruiser1]

A tsunami, probably not (other than completely flooding lobbies and maybe lower mechanical floors, but probably not structural damage).

If you're talking about an island collapse, which could generate a wave hundreds if not thousands of feet tall (I've heard some estimates claiming up to three miles, but those seem a little far-fetched), then yes, it would probably knock a lot of Manhattan clean over. One World Trade Center would probably survive due to its over-construction, but a lot of other buildings would be doomed. Keep in mind we're talking about a literal wall of water moving at several hundred miles per hour. Sufficient to say that anyone not well inland at that point would almost certainly be killed.

Fortunately, the odds of that happening within the next several thousand years are similar to the odds of a Yellowstone eruption or a massive, killer asteroid impact (that is, not very high).

Wrong. The area where the wave is generated is going to be high, but once it spreads out across open ocean it will be small. Eventually if it does happen we would have 5 hours of warning, and when it hits it won't be higher than 100 feet or that is what most scientists say. Nothing would happen to the World Trade Center or things like that since it's nothing much. The World Trade Center will probably have a higher chance of facing a hurricane than an earthquake or tsunami because that is what most impacts the East Coast.

[marvelfannumber1]

Here are some pics i took of 1 WTC on my rtrip to NY (a bit old but hope they are still good)

http://i.imgur.com/zameV.jpg

http://imgur.com/FIfAj.jpg

http://imgur.com/MlIOU.jpg

http://imgur.com/keuhQ.jpg

[NYguy]

Hickydoo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hickydoo/7925631356/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8314/7925631356_e186643c0f_h.jpg



John A. Dryzga (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johndhoboken/7929265270/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8449/7929265270_5745386692_b.jpg



Dan Nguyen @ New York City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7925330064/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7925330064_e072f210e3_b.jpg



cmasseyphotos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmasseyphotos/7929336454/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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pmarella (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/7931305554/sizes/h/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/7931305554_684956b070_h.jpg



jschumacher (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jschumacher/7925195436/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7925195436_a1cdabf3aa_h.jpg

[PMadFlyer]

Wrong. The area where the wave is generated is going to be high, but once it spreads out across open ocean it will be small. Eventually if it does happen we would have 5 hours of warning, and when it hits it won't be higher than 100 feet or that is what most scientists say. Nothing would happen to the World Trade Center or things like that since it's nothing much. The World Trade Center will probably have a higher chance of facing a hurricane than an earthquake or tsunami because that is what most impacts the East Coast.

:burstbubble Honestly, if a 100 foot tall wave hits the entire East Coast of the US, we'll have much bigger things to worry about. Such as: the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Museum, the White House, the pentagon, our space program, Senate building, ETC. A 30 foot tall wave at 15-30 MPH is what we see in the videos of the water rushing through the streets in the Japan footage, imagine it an extra 70 feet tall.

[NewYorkDominates]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7925195436_a1cdabf3aa_h.jpg

I love this view,especially during cloudy days.It looks so dominant.

[NYC4Life]

^ NYC4Life that's an awesome viewpoint! ^
That's be something I'd like to paint in the winter after doing the one below from south.
What station is that? I looked on Google Earth and couldn't Sherlock this one. :irked:



Thanks! That was taken from the Kingsbridge Road station on the 4 line.

[NewYorkDominates]

http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2012/09/03/9864213/skyline.jpg

[hunser]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7933201076_cd7e10ed21_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petelabrozzi/7933201076/)
One World Trade Center and the NYC Skyline via Jersey City #1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petelabrozzi/7933201076/) von Pete Labrozzi (http://www.flickr.com/people/petelabrozzi/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7936154644_b5b01f31bc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7936154644/)
WTC, Blue Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7936154644/) von Dan Nguyen @ New York City (http://www.flickr.com/people/zokuga/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7936140294_874d5911d9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7936140294/)
WTC, Blue Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7936140294/) von Dan Nguyen @ New York City (http://www.flickr.com/people/zokuga/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/7935175832_0786531d02_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7935175832/)
WTC, Blue Fog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/7935175832/) von Dan Nguyen @ New York City (http://www.flickr.com/people/zokuga/) auf Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7933474988_ba8a38e0fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/picviewer/7933474988/)
Fulton's View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/picviewer/7933474988/) von Louis (RAC) (http://www.flickr.com/people/picviewer/) auf Flickr

[NYguy]

Guille_Kat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guille_kat/7937195062/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7937195062_0edf7dd85d_b.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7937195062_ba665dae83_k.jpg



Ledergerber (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ledergerber/7933812318/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8460/7933812318_9edd35c4f5_b.jpg

[colemonkee]

This has to be one of the most well-documented building constructions in history.

[Modulair]

I would like to ask you a question:

it has been (unfortunately) confirmed that the antenna would be only an iron skeleton, instead of a white spire..

But: what about the big ring just over the parapet ??

did "they" keep the original design, or did they also change it ?

I found this picture:
http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/2237_0076_120503_rgb.jpg


The ring seems to become a thin skeleton of steel, just like the antenna.. Is the picture true ? of fake ?

Personnaly I prefer 100 times the original design of the ring, this one looks like a stupid piece or steel :(

[Surrealplaces]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7921910494_23c82a7aa4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/7921910494/)
Hoboken Sunset View (P1370285_6_7_8_9_tonemapped) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52836039@N02/7921910494/) by michael.2999.pics (http://www.flickr.com/people/52836039@N02/), on Flickr

[Islander]

^My favorite angle of the WTC. As someone said before, it's like a mountain of skyscrapers. You can see it like that from the Jersey end of the tunnel.

[Modulair]

here is a funny picture ! :tup:

One of the skyscrapers in Madrid (in Spain, for those who don't know) strangely looks like our infamous Freedom tower/1WTC :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2577693360_3483aeffb8_o.jpg

it's the second tower starting from left: the Torre Cristal

[-Filipe-]

here is a funny picture ! :tup:

One of the skyscrapers in Madrid (in Spain, for those who don't know) strangely looks like our infamous Freedom tower/1WTC :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2577693360_3483aeffb8_o.jpg

it's the second tower starting from left: the Torre Cristal

how tall are those?

[jd3189]

Guille_Kat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guille_kat/7937195062/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7937195062_0edf7dd85d_b.jpg


Just picture this in 20 years. It will be one of the most badass views in all time.

[Otie]

I would like to ask you a question:

it has been (unfortunately) confirmed that the antenna would be only an iron skeleton, instead of a white spire..

But: what about the big ring just over the parapet ??

did "they" keep the original design, or did they also change it ?



The ring seems to become a thin skeleton of steel, just like the antenna.. Is the picture true ? of fake ?

Personnaly I prefer 100 times the original design of the ring, this one looks like a stupid piece or steel :(

It is the same ring, but without dishes and protective materials.

[CarlosV]

A new hope!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/7940088512_f612999c35_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7940088512/)
DSC_5070 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7940088512/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

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:omg: :worship:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/7940118388_5bce02dc7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7940118388/)
DSC_5056 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/7940118388/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[TouchTheSky13]

I would like to ask you a question:

it has been (unfortunately) confirmed that the antenna would be only an iron skeleton, instead of a white spire..

But: what about the big ring just over the parapet ??

did "they" keep the original design, or did they also change it ?

The ring seems to become a thin skeleton of steel, just like the antenna.. Is the picture true ? of fake ?

Personnaly I prefer 100 times the original design of the ring, this one looks like a stupid piece or steel :(


The rendering released by Durst and the PA show what the tower will look like upon completion. As time goes on, more and more tv, radio, broadcasting and telephone companies, will add more microwave dishes to the communications platform. This will take a few years, since many companies are still under contract with the Empire State Building and 4 Times Square.
It will be an easier transition for the tennants at 4 Times Square because Durst is the executive owner. Those in the Empire State Building, on the other hand, may have to wait out the remainder of their leases, man of which will expire around 2016-ish. I personally cannot wait for all the companies in the ESB to move so that they can get rid of all the ugly clutter on the ESB's beautiful crown.
People will get over this spire thing eventually. I doubt that the CTBUH would stick a knife in New York's heart by not counting this as a spire. I still think it looks much better than the Willis Tower's "Hairdo" of antennas. Just my opinion...

[NewYorkDominates]

^I'm pretty sure the CTBUH doesn't care where the tower is situated,guidelines are guidelines;though it will be a blow to New York City and America.

Labrozzi
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7933201076_cd7e10ed21_z.jpg
Flickr.com

[eleven=11]

It is the same ring, but without dishes and protective materials.

also the antenna is not a antenna??
is it just a spire?