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Subscribe to RSSA 180 degree composite panoramic image taken from the 69th floor of One World Trade Center the week that it rose above the Empire State building to the north.
John Makely / msnbc.com
One World Trade Center is illumated in the early morning hours as the building reaches 100 stories and rose higher than the Empire State Building.
John Makely / msnbc.com
One World Trade Center electrician Victor Rosario takes his lunch break at a window on the 35th floor overlooking the 9/11 Memorial.
John Makely / msnbc.com
Visitors pay their respects at the 9/11 memorial, as seen from the 35th floor of One World Trade Center.
John Makely / msnbc.com
Work continues on One World Trade Center as the building reached 100 stories and approached the height of the Empire State Building.
John Makely / msnbc.com
Work continues on One World Trade Center as the building reached 100 stories and approached the height of the Empire State Building.
One World Trade Center is well on its way to a planned 1,776 feet tall, reaching 100 stories this week. We were given the opportunity to spend some time on the site and Rock Center interviewed several construction workers who work there everyday. While many of us feel a sense of pride watching the massive structure grow on a daily basis, these workers are changing the skyline of New York and honoring those lost with every piece of steel.
Six years since construction began on 1 World Trade Center, the tower will soon surpass the height of the Empire State Building's roof. The iron workers placing and setting each beam in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks say they are building out of a "sense of necessity" and know that the tower, now soaring nearly 1300 feet, will help the nation and the iron workers themselves heal. Many of the workers building the tower helped clean the smoldering debris in the days after the terrorist attack. Harry Smith reports.
Related links:
9/11 firefighter : Pride in his heart, dust in his lungs
An illuminated view of the National 9/11 Memorial
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I just never felt that we as a nation could fully heal until the Towers were rebuilt. The sadneess and fear has been overcome by proud New Yorkers.
I wish every one of them well.
nice
Doubt that NYC meant this to be the tallest, I think the name says it all "One World", no longer the WTC. We are almost a One world government, everything is changing, including our monetary system. God is real.
The name is due to it being building 1 of the World Trade Center site.
Flying Spaghetti Monster is real.
Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today
I want to be a part of it - new york, new york
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it - new york,
new york
I wanna wake up in a city, that doesn’t sleep
And find I’m king of the hill - top of the heap
These little town blues, are melting away
I’ll make a brand new start of it - in old new
york
If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere
It’s up to you - new york, new york
New york, new york
I want to wake up in a city, that never sleeps
And find I’m a number one top of the list, king
of the hill
A number one
These little town blues, are melting away
I’m gonna make a brand new start of it - in old
new york
And if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it
anywhere
It up to you - new york new york
New york
Please by someone other than 'the chairman'
Now if we can keep Bush and his ni@@er buddies from terrorizing us again it will be a beautiful building.
@Nicolas Edwards I agree with you, out of all these dumbass Americans, thank God we still have people like you. who are not blind and total retarded slow minded. Jews were behind the whole thing, and yet NOT one American see it. How come all the Jew workers were off that day. We lost innocent lives due to GREED and EGO TRIP. Jews will NEVER win ! They control the dumbass Americans with DOLLARS !!
I LOVE NY !! I LOVE everything about NY. I will be moving there very soon !
People we do need to wake up and take back control of our lives that is controled by MONEY and GREEDY POLITICIANS. USA is a great nation, but the sleeping Americans need to wake up !!
@joe dirt, your name says it all. THAT 3rd world you think its third world, your poor ass can't even afford to go there. Dubai is way passed America. America is the 3rd world country now weather you like it or not. Our economy already fell, yet the politicians and media wont admit it, Because America and JEWS don't want the world to know and fall from "world power" status. TAKE your 3rd world mentality and actually GO BACK TO SCHOOL. I bet you can't even point out where Asia or Middle East is.
Even our soldiers who are coming back from war, they are saying, bring the soldiers home and stop the bs. That was recently on Chicago news.
@radagast do you work for Fox or Cnn??? Bin Laden was a FBI agent trained in USA. He has ties with Bush families. DO your research before you open your mouth. obviously you are still sleeping just like most Americans who are feed garbage everyday.
What a marvelous view actually day or night. Come to think of it, it gives the average person who goes to the top a brief reprieve from the normal everyday garbage floating around in the media and violence on the streets in society. Nothing like a breath of fresh air to clear the lungs or head and get a fresh perspective on life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Now if only one could keep that once their feet touch the ground and other humans show up. Especially those in politics,social gathering, employment or driving. On second thought, maybe a person might never want to come down. It’s a deadly, messed up crazy world. A pretty lit up fancy building sure looks nice to stay in. I hear Pizza Hut delivers.
Just think,a sensible immigration policy after ww2 and this wouldn't have been necessary.We can thank ALL of our politicians
Hopefully, the building is EPA compliant for Asbestos or it will end up being demolished as the previous 2 that were standing there along with building 7.
Yesterday I made my first visit to Ground Zero since 2002, it was beautiful and the memorial brought tears to our eyes. It was interesting seeing it for the first time with friends from the UK they were just as moved by the experience.
... SpiderGuy ... to the East we have the United Socialist States Republic (formerly USA) and to the South we find the mansion of its first leader (he's golfing now) and his royal family (they're on yet another vacation paid for by us taxpayers ... can't tell you where cuz of security).