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1 World Trade Center Becomes the Tallest Building In NYC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the touching-the-sky dept.

darthcamaro writes "On 9/11, terrorists took the lives of thousands of Americans — and removed a pair of icons from the New York City skyline. For the last 10+ years, The Empire State Building was the tallest building in NYC, but that changed today. 'Poking into the sky, the first column of the 100th floor of 1 World Trade Center will bring the tower to a height of 1,271 feet, making it 21 feet higher than the Empire State Building.'"

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  1. Re:WHO CARES? GET SOME PRIORITIES. ALSO, FP, BITCH by Soilworker · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    But were big!! Look at us!! LOOK AT US!!