One World Trade Center Becomes New York City's Tallest Building

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Wow Great JOB Guys! Kick Ass !

Mark of UT 9:45PM December 27, 2012

well what will it be used for? as in like, what will be inuse for?

madison 13 of KS 12:40PM September 16, 2012

The CTBUH continues its misinformation campaign that the "antennas" atop Sears Tower are to be discounted in its height determination.
Ignore the fact that 85 feet of these "antennas" are actually massive steel support tubes that don't broadcast anything. Above that are triangle support towers that don't broadcast anything. It is only the upper half of the "antennas" that are actually self-supporting antenna pylons that transmit radio waves and therefore constitute an actual "antenna".
But the CTBUH cannot comprehend these technicalities. In their naivety they are quick to mischaracterize the Sears Tower's antennas as akin to "furniture" that are not integral to the building's design and can just be added and removed whimsically.
Why do we trust an organization that doesn't even understand basic engineering?

Randall Krause of IL 7:59PM May 01, 2012

The view from atop of this new building won’t be any clearer for America and the real effects on our society from the original towers being dropped in what is largely considered a False Flag Operation. Under the guise of fighting terrorism, the Patriot Act was adopted WITHOUT public approval or vote just weeks after the events of 9/11. A mere 3 criminal charges of terrorism a year are attributed to this act, which is mainly used for no-knock raids leading to drug-related arrests without proper cause for search and seizure. The laws are simply a means to spy on our own citizens and to detain and torture dissidents without trial or a right to council. You can read much more about living in this Orwellian society of fear and see my visual response to these measures on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/living-in-society-of-fear-ten-years.html

Brandt Hardin of TN 4:30PM April 30, 2012