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Old Posted Sep 9, 2011, 10:00 PM
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Isn't it a bit early to list the height as 1,787, when the lightning rod hasn't even been designed yet? And does a lightning rod count towards height, anyway?
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Isn't it a bit early to list the height as 1,787, when the lightning rod hasn't even been designed yet? And does a lightning rod count towards height, anyway?
I agree - someone was a little quick with the trigger to change the title of this thread. While I am all for the height of the building being raised (I would even support 1WTC reclaiming the world's tallest title), changing the height in the title of this thread is dumb for many reasons:

1. The rod hasn't even been designed yet, the height could change.
2. The rod may or may not be recognized by the CTBUH.
3. The symbolic height of this tower was, is, and will ALWAYS be 1,776' in the minds of people around the world. The building will market itself as 1,776' in all media, brochure and publications. People around the world will recognize this tower as 1,776'. No one cares about an 8' lightning rod that is too thin to see.
4. This tower is 1,776'. Period. This shouldn't even be debated, and changing the thread title was premature. Talk about jumping the gun.

*Edit: And as for the CTBUH, I have a feeling they will go with 1,776' because this is the *official* and *symbolic* height of the tower that EVERYONE is using, from the developers to the general public.
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It DOES appear they are preparing to lift....something!
Has anyone thought that perhaps they are going to be lifting the next section on Sunday? As a sort of symbolic hitting the 1000 foot mark on the 10th anniversary? Would be pretty cool.
     
     
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Has anyone thought that perhaps they are going to be lifting the next section on Sunday? As a sort of symbolic hitting the 1000 foot mark on the 10th anniversary? Would be pretty cool.
I think they're stopping construction on Sunday.
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I think they're stopping construction on Sunday.
If they do erect anything at all it will have to be tomorrow as indeed construction will stop on Sunday. Personally I'm hoping for that single column like we've seen in the past on several lifts, only this time the column will have a big ol' glory attached to it!!
     
     
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Isn't it a bit early to list the height as 1,787, when the lightning rod hasn't even been designed yet? And does a lightning rod count towards height, anyway?
Pinnacle height is a different height altogether when determining official heights.


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It's interesting that along with 1WTC having the Red, White and Blue for 9/11, for the first time, number 4WTC is joining in and getting the coloured lights too.


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It's interesting that along with 1WTC having the Red, White and Blue for 9/11, for the first time, number 4WTC is joining in and getting the coloured lights too.


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OH WOW! That's the first time i've seen the fountains lit up. They have an eternal like glow to them. That's just amazing. I think the place is more amazing at night.
     
     
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OH WOW! That's the first time i've seen the fountains lit up. They have an eternal like glow to them. That's just amazing. I think the place is more amazing at night.
Check the memorial thread to see what's going on there.
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Old Posted Sep 10, 2011, 6:38 AM
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I think they're stopping construction on Sunday.
I dont get it. Why is it so "cool" or "important" that it hits 1000 ft on sept 11? why not 1100 ft or 950 ft?
     
     
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I just heard that they're scrapping the idea of prism glass for the base because they couldn't make it shatter-resistant.

I'm sure I'm pretty far behind on that news. But does anyone know if there's a new idea yet?
     
           
     
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If they do erect anything at all it will have to be tomorrow as indeed construction will stop on Sunday. Personally I'm hoping for that single column like we've seen in the past on several lifts, only this time the column will have a big ol' glory attached to it!!
i like that idea

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