NEW YORK: On Friday, One world trade center New York became the tallest building in the entire USA. Yesterday some more construction milestones were crossed according to US media that brought the New York City structure to its height of 1,776 feet.
The media reported that the crowd who was watching this scene was quite excited “It’s a pretty awesome feeling,” Juan Estevez said from a place that was designed for this ceremony while all his co-workers watched as he congratulated them over completion of this milestone.”
It’s a culmination of a tremendous amount of team work … rebuilding the New York City skyline once again,” said Estevez, a project manager for Tishman Construction.
The building is at the northwest corner of the site where the twin World Trade Center towers were destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.After that incident Newyorkers could not forget what sight the twin tower was and how it seemed like an identity for the city but now people are quite hopeful that this building will shape anew identity for the city.
For this there are plans underway and soon every body will find out how the new building is adding to the beauty The 72-story 4 World Trade Center is under construction at the southeast corner of the site.
Lee Ielpi, whose firefighter son died after responding to the attacks, watched workers secure the spire from his office at the nearby 9/11 Tribute Center, which he co-founded.
“The building looks spectacular. … I’m looking forward to the day when the cranes come down and they light the spire at night,” he said. “It’s supposed to be a very moving experience.”
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site, said the LED-powered light would be activated in the next few months.
“It’s going to have a light that you can see from tens of miles away,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler. “And that light will change colors and in the next few months we are going to be activating that light, and it will be a beacon of hope just like the Statue of Liberty.”
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