Architecture: What's Hot Now: Spire at 1 WTC

Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Architecture: What's Hot Now
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Spire at 1 WTC
Nov 22nd 2011, 10:02

Soaring 408 feet, the spire that tops 1 WTC ("Freedom Tower") will elevate the building height to a symbolic 1,176 feet.

Spire at One World Trade Center

The spire at One World Trade Center will rise a symbolic 1,776 feet

Image © Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
The huge spire is the one concession made to architect Daniel Libeskind's original vision for the skyscraper at One World Trade Center ("Freedom Tower"). He wanted the building height to rise 1,176 feet because the number represents the year of America's independence.

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