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World Trade Center Reborn

WORLD TRADE CENTER REBORN WORLD TRADE CENTER TIMELINE 1968-1971 CONSTRUCTION 1971-2001 WTC SITE 2011- THE NEW WTC 2001-2006 2006-2011 REBUILDING POST-9/11 REBUILDING 1 WORLD TRADE CENTER 1,776 FEET 1 WTC WILL BE THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS HEIGHT REPRESENTS THE YEAR OF THE COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE. 408-FOOT ANTENNA THE TIP OF THE ANTENNA WILL FEATURE A ROTATING BEACON THAT FLASHES THE LETTER "N" FOR NEW YORK IN MORSE CODE. 104 FLOORS 1,368 FEET FLOORS 103-104 MECHANICAL A GLASS ENCLOSURE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE HEIGHT FLOORS 100-102 OF FORMER WTC TOWER 1. PUBLIC SPACE FLOORS 89-99 MECHANICAL 1,362 FEET AN OBSERVATION DECK WILL BE BUILT AT THE HEIGHT OF FORMER WTC TOWER 2. FLOORS 65-88 OFFICES 2.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE FLOOR 64 SKY LOBBY %24 $3.1 BILLION THE COST OF REBUILDING EQUALS $1.200 PER SQUARE FOOT. FLOORS 20-63 OFFICES AT THEIR FASTEST, WORKERS WILL BUILD ONE FULL OFFICE FLOOR PER WEEK. FLOORS 1-19 BASE 2013 - ESTIMATED COMPLETION OF 1 WORLD TRADE CENTER STATE-OF-THE-ART CONCRETE ICRETE: used in 1 WTC can withstand almost three times more pressure than the concrete used in most other NYC skyscrapers. THE ICRETE IS MIXED IN BROOKLYN AND IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED SIX MILES TO THE WTC SITE IN LOWER MANHATTAN SINCE IT MUST BE USED WITHIN 90 MINUTES OF MIXING. 71 ELEVATORS Five are high-speed express cars moving at 2,000 feet per minute, or almost 23 mph. MORE THAN 45,000 TONS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL That's six times as much as was used to build the Eiffel Tower. 45 SECONDS TO THE TOP NATIONAL 9/11 MEMORIAL M MCHUGH JOHN ANTHONY SHERRY PAUL REGAN CAS uC MAERZ PATRICK J. A THOMAS MICHAEL KEL STEPHAN RYAN Two reflecting pools stand in the footprints of the former WTC buildings. Each pool features a 30-foot man-made waterfall, the largest in North America. The pools are bordered by bronze parapets that display the names of the 2,983 victims of the 1993 and 2001 attacks. EACH POOL HOLDS UP TO 450,000 GALLONS The pools are open year-round, so water is heated during winter to prevent freezing and replaced during summer because of evaporation. of water, which is enough to fill 50 Empire State Buildings to capacity. 50 x 400+ SWAMP WHITE OAK TREES TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL TREES IS 7,500 TONS THAT'S HALF THE WEIGHT OF THE BROOKLYN PLANTED ON PLAZA BRIDGE AND 30 TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. EACH TREE CAME FROM WITHIN 500 MILES OF NYC, INCLUDING SOME FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND WASHINGTON, DC, TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 93 AND THE ATTACK ON THE PENTAGON. HOW WILL THEY DO IT?- WHO'S INVOLVED IN WTC REBUILDING EFFORTS: WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE COVERS 16 ACRES 19 PUBLIC AGENCIES PRIVATE DEVELOPERS 101 33 CONTRACTORS AND DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONSULTING FIRMS SUB-CONTRACTORS SANDWICHES MORE THAN 2,500 WORKERS ON AN AVERAGE DAY If every member of the 1 WTC construction crew tried to travel down to the ground for breaks, it would take nearly half a day. To prevent delays, restroom facilities and even a sandwich shop are raised up to each floor by a hydraulic lift as work progresses. THE NEW WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE 9/11 MEMORIAL STATE-OF-THE-ART 3 MILLION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRANSIT HUB ESTIMATED ANNUAL OFFICE BUILDINGS VISITORS PLAZA AND MUSEUM SOURCES: LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY I SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES A COLLABORATION BETWEEN HISTORY.COM AND COLUMN FIVE TI

World Trade Center Reborn

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The new World Trade Center site will include the National 9/11 Memorial Plaza and Museum and 1 WTC, soon to be the tallest building in the United States.

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