The Freedom tower, a building which is taking shape at the place of the fallen towers has plans to surpass the “tallest building” record currently held by the Empire State building, (seen below.) Built in 1931 the Empire State Building was the city’s tallest at a height of 1,545 feet(471 meters), until in 1972 it was overtaken by the original World Trade Center towers. It then regained the title after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which obliterated.
Construction started six years ago on the new World Trade Center and now the skyscraper, formerly called the Freedom Tower, is poised to surpass the 102-story Empire State Building, Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye told reporters.
“Weather permitting, we expect that we could exceed the height of the Empire State Building on Monday,” Foye said.
One World Trade Center will stand at 1,776 feet (541 meters) when completed, possibly by late 2013.
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