1 World Trade Center To Become Tallest Building In West

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With the installation of the final piece of its 408-foot spire, 1 World Trade Center in New York City will become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the third tallest on earth, reaching a symbolic height of 1,776 feet. What do you think?


“We symbolically won!”

Ross Schombing • Flower Arranger

“I get the historical significance of a 1,776-foot building, but what about the 408-foot spire? All that comes to mind is the death of the Byzantine Emperor Arcadius.”

Jane Ann Fox • Systems Analyst

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“As a Little Caesars owner/operator, I’m curious: Is any retail space available at street level?”

Daisuke Matsunaga • Pizza Shop Owner