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Watch Freedom Tower Become Tallest Building in Western Hemisphere
New York City's skyline came one step closer to feeling whole again Friday morning as a broadcast antennae was installed atop One World Trade Center, getting the "Freedom Tower" to its final symbolic height of 1,776 feet
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Spire Intact, World Trade Center Stretches To 1,776 Feet
With its glittering spire now firmly attached, the new World Trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere Friday morning. The building at One World Trade Center now stands at 1,776 feet.
Architectural Craziness: Mumbai's Tallest, Sveltest Tower Will 'Confuse the Wind'
Renderings via Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill With its plans for a rather perilous-looking waif of a skyscraper, Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture have won a bid to build what will become Mumbai's tallest building, a 1,312-foot-tall residential...
Watch a Sand Storm From the Top of the Tallest Building in the World
Dubai-based Photographer Gerald Donovan went to the top of the tallest skyscraper in the world—the 2,722-foot tall Burj Khalifa—just in time to watch a sand storm engulfing the city. It wasn't a pleasant experience, but he captured it on this video. Read more...
Willis (Sears) Tower turns 40
Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, turns 40 in May 2013. The 110-story tower, once the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, has seen many changes in residents over the years.
Mumbai's tallest skyscraper designed to "confuse the wind"
Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled plans for Imperial Tower, which would become Mumbai's tallest building and surely one of the world's most slender skyscrapers, should it come to be built... Continue Reading Mumbai's...Show More Summary
Look, Up in the Sky!: Take 30 seconds and watch Curbed...
Take 30 seconds and watch Curbed NY's video footage of the One World Trade Center spire being hoisted into place atop the city's newest tallest building. Then, check out the views from the 100th floor, which is set to open...
And the Tallest Building in the Western Hemisphere Is...
And the Tallest Building in the Western Hemisphere Is...
One World Trade Center's spire is set to be installed today, making the New York landmark the tallest building on this side of the world.
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A Helicopter Ride Around the Top of the World Trade Center: VIDEO
The new One World Trade Center was set to become the tallest building in the western hemisphere on Monday, but winds postponed the lifting of the final sections to its spire. No new date has been set, but you can...
Infographics: Do check out Rock & Dirt's...
Do check out Rock & Dirt's infographic charting history's most extreme construction projects, from the world's tallest buildings to the faulty—and now leaning—Tower of Pisa. The Great Wall of China ranks as mankind's longest undertaking—construction lasted 2,000 years—followed closely, of...
One World Trade Center Construction Postponed By Wind
Construction on One World Trade Center was postponed on Monday due to high winds. The building, which is already New York City’s tallest building, was supposed to receive the last pieces of its spire. Once the spire is complete, the building, built to replace the fallen twin towers, will be just feet from being crowned [...]Show More Summary
Video: World Trade Center to become tallest building in Western hemisphere today … or tomorrow
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Weather Foils One World Trade Center’s Plans to Become Tallest Building in Western Hemisphere Today
New York City was looking forward to seeing One World Trade Center become the tallest building in the western hemisphere this morning, but unfortunately, the plans were scrapped due to high winds. While we were a bit crestfallen to hear the news, we're looking
Last pieces of 1 World Trade Center
One World Trade Center already is New York's tallest building. And when the last pieces of its spire eventually rise to the roof, the 104-floor skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere. Show More Summary
Last pieces of One World Trade Center are rising
It's already NYC's tallest building and it will soon be the highest in the Western Hemisphere.
The Woolworth Building At 100
The Woolworth Building, which was at one point the tallest building in the world, opened on this day in 1913.
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Monday Night Web Movie: Climbing Sydney’s Tallest Building…From The Outside
Here’s a blast from the past: the story of the man who climbed Sydney’s tallest building, way back in 1986. Welcome to Monday Night Web Movie. More »
These Are The Crazy Cars Of The Dubai Police
Dubai likes to think it's unlike any other city in the world. And y'know what? They're right. Dubai is home to the tallest building in the world, and now, the most insane police force in the world. Let's take a closer look. Read mor...
Linkage: Domino Editor's Digs; the Burj Khalifa is Creaking; More!
Photo via Gizmodo · Inside a former Domino editor's charming pad. · Frank Lloyd Wright's luxury auto showroom in NYC has been demolished. · Luxurious shingle-style mansion in Sagaponack asks $23M. · Hearing the world's tallest building creak in a...
Hearing The World’s Tallest Building Creak In A Storm Is Terrifying
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa skyscraper is a lot of things: a testament to humankind’s love of building humungous stuff for the hell of it. It’s very shiny! And, in a bad storm, it sounds like it’s about to fall apart. More »