Building Freedom is a photograph by Sarah Loft which was uploaded on April 14th, 2013.
Title
Building Freedom
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph
Description
This is the Freedom tower under construction in 2013.
Per Wikipedia: One World Trade Center (One WTC and 1 WTC; the current building was dubbed the "Freedom Tower" during initial basework) refers to the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, and the fourth-tallest in the world. The 104-story supertall structure shares a numeric name with 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 bordered by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.
Construction of below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the new building began on April 27, 2006. On March 30, 2009, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that the building would be officially known by its legal name of "One World Trade Center", rather than its colloquial name of "Freedom Tower". The building is 104 standard floors high, but the tower has only 94 actual stories.
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 Independence was signed. The building opened on November 3, 2014. The new World Trade Center complex will initially include three other high-rise office buildings, which will be built along Greenwich Street, and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located just south of One World Trade Center, where the original Twin Towers stood. The construction of the new building is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild following the destruction of the original World Trade Center complex.
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April 14th, 2013
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Comments (11)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Music of the Heart
Love the blue sky and the blue sky reflections! Love the old and new architecture styles side by side. Great angles, too Kudos for a great shot!!
David Kehrli
A shot for the history books! You've done the construction justice, with this shot, Sarah.
Jeff Swan
I take these are the new Towers!!!! nice capture Sarah
Sarah Loft replied:
Thanks, Jeff! The tower with the crane on top is the new Freedom Tower marking the original Twin Towers location. The closer tower is new too, but not as close to Ground Zero as it looks.