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

[Surrealplaces]

Financial Towers Rise by johnnyevil, on Flickr

[uaarkson]

Yet another view that will be extraordinary with the addition of 2WTC.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Traynor

(Full size found HERE )

There is no reasonable excuse not to place it there, other than the owners of the buildings do not want their future tenants turned off by the constant reminder of the horror that happened nearby. That is the REAL reason the memorial has been so sanitized of the actual events. The owners literally buried the memory (Museum underground) to avoid the visual reminders.

Let's not get too wrapped up in the memorial here, there's an entire thread for that. The sphere is relevant here as far as its potential placement on the Freedom Tower plaza.


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NYRBlue94

[NewYorkDominates]

^Wow.Impossible.Fake and Photoshopped.JK

[kpdrummer82]

NYGUY those pics are reminding me that this should be the nation capitol, it's making it look like New York again, not just Manhattan

[rack776]

I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this question but,
After looking at the Security plan and noticing all the streets are blocked off with check points & barriers......What was the point of rebuilding all the thru streets?, I thought the point of it was to get rid of the "Super Block" feel the original WTC complex had. I can understand limiting vehicle traffic near the buildings but I had expected to see the streets used as a free & open walkways. They might as well have just built another Super Block and limited acess to the complex to 3 or 4 points of entry......"Freedom Tower" uh OK?.

[NewYorkDominates]

By 2020,Lower Manhattan is going to look so different than Lower Manhattan from 2000.

[meh_cd]

Originally Posted by TheCitySkyline72

So you would rather have less than more security..?

Anyways they began building the new atrium at the WFC

http://observer.com/2012/09/super-sp...-taking-shape/

Uh, yes? A bunch of rent-a-cops with inflated egos doesn't make me feel safer.

[Otie]

Originally Posted by NYguy

You can experience a glimpse of the fully completed tower by just observing the completed section of the curtain wall.

[yankeesfan1000]

NYGuy those are some stunning photos. Had to share them on SSC.

[jd3189]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Financial Towers Rise by johnnyevil, on Flickr

NYC's getting a more modern skyline just like it should.

[Roadcruiser1]

Okay to answer a few questions...

1) The Sphere is an enormous sculpture. For the people that have never seen it you will have to go to Battery Park to check it out. One World Trade Center's lobby can never hold such a large sculpture and the nearby Performing Arts Center makes it harder. The only place it can be put on is either the Memorial or Liberty Park. I rather see it on the Memorial at the site Traynor mentioned since it's an open area and it is large enough to support it.

2) The World Trade Center was attacked in 1993 and 2001. I am certain with a 99.9% chance that it will be attacked again. So if you have any other solution that won't require heavy security I am all ears, but I don't think so. So the security will have to be there.

Now everyone needs to shut up and get back on topic and stop repeating the same questions over and over.

[Jonboy1983]

Originally Posted by PZelda

Well, yeah, if you had a shitton of debris - we're talking well into millions of tons here - falling right on you, of course you're gonna look like a f'ing eyesore! Do you tell severe burn victims they look like eyesores?? I think it ROCKS that The Sphere survived the 9/11 attacks AND all that debris. I'd LOVE to see it in the memorial plaza, alongside the Survivors' Tree.

Originally Posted by Traynor

If you look at the layout of the memorial plaza as I posted on the previous page, you will see that according to the original design plan, there will be no trees in the spot just West of where it originally was. It was only going to be a clearing with a few strips of the grass anyway.


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There is no reasonable excuse not to place it there, other than the owners of the buildings do not want their future tenants turned off by the constant reminder of the horror that happened nearby. That is the REAL reason the memorial has been so sanitized of the actual events. The owners literally buried the memory (Museum underground) to avoid the visual reminders.

YES!! You know what that "eyesore" says to me?

"SHIT! I took quite a beating... BUT I DIDN"T GO ANYWHERE DAMN YOU!!! I"M STILL HERE!! HAHA!!!"

You're damn right it belongs right where it once stood or close to it...

Ok, not to add something so that this post is back on topic... I saw some additional recent pics of this building, and I am caring less and less about the antenna/spire. It's going to be an awesome building when it's completed...

[Nexis4Jersey]

From Weehawken


Port Imperial - Weehawken,New Jersey by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr


Port Imperial - Weehawken,New Jersey by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr


Lincoln Harbor - Weehawken,New Jersey by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

From Hoboken


Western Hoboken,New Jersey by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

From Jersey City


169 by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

[marshall]

Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1

Okay to answer a few questions...

1) The Sphere is an enormous sculpture. For the people that have never seen it you will have to go to Battery Park to check it out. One World Trade Center's lobby can never hold such a large sculpture and the nearby Performing Arts Center makes it harder. The only place it can be put on is either the Memorial or Liberty Park. I rather see it on the Memorial at the site Traynor mentioned since it's an open area and it is large enough to support it.

2) The World Trade Center was attacked in 1993 and 2001. I am certain with a 99.9% chance that it will be attacked again. So if you have any other solution that won't require heavy security I am all ears, but I don't think so. So the security will have to be there.

Now everyone needs to shut up and get back on topic and stop repeating the same questions over and over.

I agree there will have to be stringent security at the site at times given what happened in the past..So people will just have to deal with it. As far as an actual future attack on the WTC again, I don't think it too likely. The Police, FBI, and powers that be will be all over the site. Another plane attack won't happen. The only threat I see is maybe another car bomb attempt sometime, but I don't think that will succeed either because of past experience. 1wtc will be the safest building in the world.

[CarlosV]

another amazing sunset!


DSC_5423 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

[bigreach]

Awesome pics,, everybody, GLAD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!!

[chris123678]

That Black netting is just getting shorter and shorter. This is so beautiful

In terms of the sphere: I really don't care about the sphere,it really wouldn't fit in the current plan.

[Noll]

Don't know if this has been posted already, but here is a new video from WTC Progress:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJqwDQsTMQ8

[CarlosV]

Great progress in a year...


1,000 foot mark reached!



DSC_2854 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr
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Today!


Glass rising to the top!!!


DSC_5430 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

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almost there...


DSC_5429 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr