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OneWorldTradeCenter
10-27-2009, 12:54 PM
The new towers proposed for construction in New York City Two and Three World Trade Center will be 411m (WTC 2) and 378m (WTC 3) tall. The tips on both towers are count as spires, not antennas. Please correct the diagrams. Here a link (my source):http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Tallest/CTBUH_TallestProposed.pdf


Thank you.

vid
11-19-2009, 04:01 AM
In the case of 2WTC, the comment refers to the structure as a "pyramidal antenna". I don't know if that is in an editor's words or based on another source. The source you provided to me via PM (with which I replaced the broken link in your original post) does not explain which height it is referring to.

In the case of 3WTC, the pinnacles are again referred to as antennas and your source does not confirm or contradict this.

Therefore, I have made no changes.

OneWorldTradeCenter
11-19-2009, 03:01 PM
In the case of 2WTC, the comment refers to the structure as a "pyramidal antenna". I don't know if that is in an editor's words or based on another source. The source you provided to me via PM (with which I replaced the broken link in your original post) does not explain which height it is referring to.

In the case of 3WTC, the pinnacles are again referred to as antennas and your source does not confirm or contradict this.

Therefore, I have made no changes.

Answer: In the list of ctbuh.orh, all buildings are listed by official height. The list says, 2 WTC is 411m tall and 3 WTC is 378m tall. I only can say what ctbuh.org writes on its website.

vid
11-20-2009, 04:45 AM
But it doesn't say if those heights are spires or antennas and all I have seen is that they're referred to as antennas.

OneWorldTradeCenter
11-20-2009, 02:41 PM
But it doesn't say if those heights are spires or antennas and all I have seen is that they're referred to as antennas.

Yes, it doesnt say wheater this are spires or antennas. But in the current diagram of New York City, there is only one building that exceed 400 meters (by official height, NOT pinnacle height). On CTBUH´s listes all buildings are listed by official height. Official heights are including spires, but not antennas --> See here: http: //www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-GB/Default.aspx (including spires, but not antennae...).

But I have more sources, see here:

For Two WTC (Emporis says 408m by architectural height):

http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=2worldtradecenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa687

and for Three WTC (Emporis says 382m by architectural height)

http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=3worldtradecenter-newyorkcity-ny-usa683

vid
11-21-2009, 12:39 AM
Now I know what you mean. :P (Should have pointed that out in the first place!)



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