The U.S. government after the attacks of September 11 was devoted to recovering the Big Apple and began construction of a new skyscraper called " One World Trade Center" in the accident , now known as "Ground Zero" .
The building is the tallest in New York and the third in the world , measuring 541 meters , surpassing the Empire State that has 381 meters.
The " One World Trade Center" is being built in Lower Manhattan and will be inaugurated in 2014 , the foundation stone towards their building was laid on July 4, 2004 but the work was stalled until 2006 , because it still arguing about the issue of safety, design and how much is invested in the work.
In 2008 he began to build the base of the tower , which was completed in early 2010 and then continue with the floors for offices . It took five years to lift the structure completely. In May 2013 the skyscraper "One World Trade Center" touched the sky of New York when it was installed the antenna that goes on top of the popular building.
According to information from EFE, the building is the best answer to the terrorists that brought down the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 .
The " One World Trade Center" also has some specifications related to the history of the United States. 541 meters tall equivalent to 1,776 feet, which is the year of independence of this nation, and the roof will be located at 417 m altitude , which measured the old twin towers.
The architects in charge of the structure are Daniel Libeskind and David Childs and so far have invested 3,000 million, according to the latest official estimates .
the Memorial
" The Memorial " was inaugurated in 2011 to honor and remember the more than 2,700 deaths that were victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 , as well as the six people killed in the attack on the World Center Trade in February 1993 . Nearly 10 million people have visited the impressive monument .
The design consists of two pools of 4000 square meters , in bronze walls are engraved the names of all persons who died in the attacks , as a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life occurred in the United States.
The work was led by architects Michael Arad and Peter Walker. The names within the monument are divided into 9 groups : on the north pool will find victims of the North Tower of the World Trade Center , Flight 11 and died on 26 February 1993 and on the south pool, those killed in the southern financial center , lifeguard tower, and the victims of flight 77, 193 and 175.
Before entering the " Memorial " , visitors can also watch a photo exhibition of all the fallen , pictures are located in a corridor called "Wall of Faces" . There are some notes of the families of the deceased, personal items and some of the original foundations of the towers and commercial aircraft involved in her tragic accident are also available to the public.
It is expected that by 2014 , also a museum open doors that will complement the " Memorial " , to tell about the history of the events of September 11, 2001 .
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