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One
World
Trade
Center
For
the
World
Trade
Center
building
in
Long
Beach,
see
One
World
Trade
Center
(Long
Beach).
"1
WTC"
and
"Freedom
Tower"
redirect
here.
For
other
uses,
see
1
WTC
(disambiguation)
and
Freedom
Tower
(disambiguation).
One
World
Trade
Center
(also
known
as
1
World
Trade
Center,
1
WTC
or
Freedom
Tower)
is
the
main
building
of
the
rebuilt
World
Trade
Center
complex
in
Lower
Manhattan,
New
York
City.
It
is
the
tallest
building
in
the
Western
Hemisphere,
and
the
sixth-tallest
in
the
world.
The
supertall
structure
has
the
same
name
as
the
North
Tower
of
the
original
World
Trade
Center,
which
was
destroyed
in
the
terrorist
attacks
of
September
11,
2001.
The
new
skyscraper
stands
on
the
northwest
corner
of
the
16-acre
(6.5
ha)
World
Trade
Center
site,
on
the
site
of
the
original
6
World
Trade
Center.
The
building
is
bounded
by
West
Street
to
the
west,
Vesey
Street
to
the
north,
Fulton
Street
to
the
south,
and
Washington
Street
to
the
east.
One
World
Trade
Center
One
World
Trade
Center,
the
tallest
skyscraper
in
the
Western
Hemisphere
Location
within
Lower
Manhattan
Show
map
of
Lower
ManhattanShow
map
of
ManhattanShow
map
of
New
York
CityShow
all
Alternative
names
1
WTCFreedom
Tower
(pre-2009)
Record
height
Tallest
in
North
America
since
2013
Preceded
by
Willis
Tower
General
information
Status
Complete
Type
Office
Observation
Communication
Architectural
style
Contemporary
modern
Location285
Fulton
Street
Manhattan,
New
York
CityCoordinates40°42′46.8″N74°0′48.6″WConstruction
started
April
27,
2006
Construction
stopped
May
10,
2013
Topped-outMay
10,
2013OpenedNovember
3,
2014
May
29,
2015
(One
World
Observatory)
CostUS$3.9
billiona
HeightArchitectural1,776
ft
(541.3
m)
Tip1,792
ft
(546.2
m)[7]Roof1,368
ft
(417.0
m)
Top
floor1,268
ft
(386.5
m)
Observatory1,254
ft
(382.2
m)[7]Technical
detailsFloor
count104
(+5
below
ground
floors)
Floor
area3,501,274
sq
ft
(325,279
m2)
Lifts/elevators73,
made
by
ThyssenKrupp.
Design
and
constructionArchitect
David
ChildsbDaniel
Libeskind(2002)
DeveloperPort
Authority
of
New
York
and
New
Jersey[7]Structural
engineerWSP
Cantor
SeinukOther
designersHill
International,
The
Louis
Berger
Group[13]Main
contractorTishman
ConstructionReferences[7][14]a.
April
2012
estimate.b.
Skidmore,
Owings
&
Merrill.
The
building's
architect
was
David
Childs,
whose
firm
Skidmore,
Owings
&
Merrill
(SOM)
also
designed
the
Burj
Khalifa
and
the
Willis
Tower.
The
construction
of
below-ground
utility
relocations,
footings,
and
foundations
for
the
new
building
began
on
April
27,
2006.
One
World
Trade
Center
became
the
tallest
structure
in
New
York
City
on
April
30,
2012,
when
it
surpassed
the
height
of
the
Empire
State
Building.
The
tower's
steel
structure
was
topped
out
on
August
30,
2012.
On
May
10,
2013,
the
final
component
of
the
skyscraper's
spire
was
installed,
making
the
building,
including
its
spire,
reach
a
total
height
of
1,776
feet
(541
m).
Its
height
in
feet
is
a
deliberate
reference
to
the
year
when
the
United
States
Declaration
of
Independencewas
signed.
The
building
opened
on
November
3,
2014;[2]
the
One
World
Observatory
opened
on
May
29,
2015.[3]
On
March
26,
2009,
the
Port
Authority
of
New
York
and
New
Jersey
(PANYNJ)
confirmed
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