Fri 28 Apr 2006
Construction starts on the Freedom Tower in New York
Posted by skyscraper under Under construction , North America , Freedom Tower , New York One day after resolving issues between a developer and landowners, bulldozers rumbled into a giant pit on Thursday to begin construction of the glittering Freedom Tower skyscraper meant to symbolize New York”s resilience to the September 11 attacks.
Rebuilding at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan began 4 1/2 years after the Twin Towers were destroyed by suicide hijackers who flew passenger planes into them.
The 1,776-foot (540-meter) tower will be among the tallest in the world.
“We are not going to just build low in the face of a war against terror,” New York Gov. George Pataki said. “We are going to soar to new heights and reclaim New York”s skyline.”
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