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Originally Posted by gramsjdg
1WTC's architectural spire? Wow. Talk about revisionist history. The architectural element of the spire -the radome- which is what makes it a spire, was never installed on WTC-1's spantenna and therefore it is neither architectural nor is it a spire.
Sole blame for that falls on Durst
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Yeah the spire debate needs to be revisited. Some quite frankly are bs, like the NY Times tower which is a super tall at 1,046 with a joke of a spire. NY Times tower can get that super tall boost yet the ESB can't get a bump on the books to be 1,472 to the tip, which its spire/antenna arguably is an integral part of its look. Although its 1,250′, the communications antenna and lightning rod give it a refined look that has stood the test of time since it was added. It would be nice for that to count... and its quite bulky too.
Similar gripes for the Sears tower, which sadly, those two antennas do not count, although give it an exquisite look IMO. Imagine Sears without the antenna, it would ruin the look.