Apr. 30, 2012 – The rebuilt World Trade Center becomes New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday. Workers will erect steel columns that will make its unfinished skeleton a little over 1250 feet high, taller than the Empire State Building observation
Crowning the world's tallest buildings is a little like picking the heavyweight champion in boxing. There is often disagreement about who deserves the belt. In this case, the issue involves the 408-foot-tall needle that will sit on
By Brian Greene One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan—previously known as the Freedom Tower—will become the tallest building in New York City on Monday. Standing in one of the world's most iconic skylines, the new building will surpass the roof
By Stephen Nessen 1 WTC is expected to surpass the height of the Empire State Building on April 30, 2012. (Stephen Nessen/WNYC) If all goes as planned, 1 World Trade Center will become the tallest building in New York City on Monday — surpassing the
One World Trade Center will become the tallest building in New York City on April 30 when the first column for the 100th floor is placed.
