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One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center, the heichist skyscraper in the Wastren Hemisphere
Ither names
  • 1 WTC
  • Freedom Tower (pre-2009)[1]
General information
StatusDuin
Kynd
  • Office
  • Observation
  • Communication
Airchitectural styleContemporary modren
Location285 Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York Ceety, New York, Unitit States 10007
Coordinates40°42′46.8″N 74°0′48.6″W / 40.713000°N 74.013500°W / 40.713000; -74.013500Coordinates: 40°42′46.8″N 74°0′48.6″W / 40.713000°N 74.013500°W / 40.713000; -74.013500
Biggin stairtitApril 27, 2006
CompletitJuly 2013
OpenedNovember 3, 2014[2]
CostUS$3.9 billiona[3][4]
Hicht
Airchitectural1,776 ft (541.3 m)[5][6]
Tip1,792 ft (546.2 m)[5]
Ruif1,368 ft (417.0 m)[7]
Tap fluir1,268 ft (386.5 m)[5]
Observatory1,254 ft (382.2 m)[5]
Technical details
Fluir coont104 (+5 below ground floors)[5][8]
Fluir aurie3,501,274 sq ft (325,279 m2)[5]
Lifts/elevators73,[5] made by ThyssenKrupp.[9]
Design an construction
Airchitect
DeveloperPort Authority of New York and New Jersey[5]
Structural ingineerWSP Cantor Seinuk
Ither designersHill International, The Louis Berger Group[11]
Main contractorTishman Construction
References
[5][12]
a. Aprile 2012 estimate.
b. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

One World Trade Center (kent as 1 World Trade Center, 1 WTC or Freedom Tower[15] an aw) is the main biggin o the rebiggit World Trade Center complex in Lawer Manhattan, New York Ceety. It is the heichist biggin in the Wastren Hemisphere, an the saxt-heichist in the warld. The superhei structur haes the same name as the North Tower o the oreeginal World Trade Center, that wis completely raxed in the terrorist attacks o September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper staunds on the northwast corner o the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center steid, on the steid o the oreeginal 6 World Trade Center.

References

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  1. Westfeldt, Amy (26 Mairch 2009). "Freedom Tower has a new preferred name". Silverstein Properties. Associated Press. Archived frae the original on 31 Mey 2009. Retrieved 30 Mairch 2009. Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (help)
  2. Smith, Aaron. "One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is open for business". money.cnn.com. CNN Money. Retrieved 30 Mairch 2017.
  3. Brennan, Morgan (30 Apryle 2012). "1 World Trade Center Officially New York's New Tallest Building". Forbes. Retrieved 26 Julie 2013.
  4. Brown, Eliot (30 Januar 2012). "Tower Rises, And So Does Its Price Tag". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. a b c d e f g h i "One World Trade Center – The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. "One World Trade Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 14 Januar 2012.
  7. "One World Trade Center to retake title of NYC's tallest building". Fox News Channel. Associated Press. 29 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 1 Mey 2014.
  8. "Office Leasing". One World Trade Center. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  9. "Elevating One World Trade Center". ThyssenKrupp Elevator. Archived frae the original on 2 Februar 2017. Retrieved 23 Januar 2017.
  10. "One World Trade Center". Silverstein Properties. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  11. "The Louis Berger Group and Hill International to Provide Program Management Services for Downtown Restoration Program and WTC Transportation Hub". Hill International, Inc. 13 August 2004. Archived frae the original on 31 Mairch 2015. Retrieved 21 Julie 2015.
  12. One World Trade Center at SkyscraperPage. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  13. Stanglin, Doug (10 Mey 2013). "Spire permanently installed on WTC tower". USA Today. Retrieved 10 Mey 2013.
  14. "One World Trade Center Observatory Opens to Public". usnews.com. U.S. News. Retrieved 30 Mairch 2017.
  15. During the plannin stages, the biggin ineetially dubbed Freedom Tower as the offeecial name. Later the awners decidit tae cry it One World Trade Center.