Sometimes if I need to clear my head a little bit, I’ll take my camera, go out to the site, take a few pictures and say ‘Ok, we’re really doing something spectacular here.’ ”įor, in addition to becoming the spiritual center of a city and to a large extent, a country, 1 WTC will also become one of the world’s preeminent engineering marvels when it opens its doors. “There are a few fun moments, I have to say. An Engineering Marvelġ WTC with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, knows this work is special. Image courtesy of the Port Authority/WTCProgess. The placement of these mega columns allowed for the first few floors of One WTC to be built out. And why it will be even more emotional when One World Trade Center (or as it will always be known to many, “The Freedom Tower”), is completed months later for its 2013 opening. That is why it will be such a momentous and emotional moment when a new building opens on the site later this summer in the form of the 9/11 Memorial. Just as images of heartbreak come to mind readily, so too, is it still possible for many to envision the long, green carpet that led to the tourist elevators, picture the grandeur of the giant chandeliers in the foyer, and feel the drop in their stomachs as they sped upward in the high-speed elevator. Despair at the tragedy and loss often mingle with nostalgia for an old structure that was beloved by so many. To anyone lucky enough to have visited the old World Trade Center, there will always be a complex mix of emotions.
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