RISING FROM THE ASHES: AMAZING TIME-LAPSES OF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER CONSTRUCTION (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Monday, November 03, 2014, 21:14

The centerpiece of New York’s World Trade Center finally opened for business on Monday, 13 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks which destroyed the twin towers. RT takes a look at the different stages of reconstructing the world famous landmark.

The 104-story One World Trade Center was the final part of the complex to be completed. The $3.9 billion skyscraper stands out in the Manhattan skyline and is the tallest building in the western hemisphere.

Construction started eight years ago to build the 541-meter structure, despite political and legal wranglings, which threatened to derail the project.

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