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Old Posted Feb 14, 2017, 4:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dropdeaded209 View Post
it's kind of a shame those corner spires got VE-ed out of the design--would have added a nice high-tech look to the top...
sadly it wasn't about the money, it was a concurrence among the architects to make the master plan more homogeneous. You can blame BIG's flat topped Tower 2 for that. It's no coincidence the spires disappeared with the 2 WTC redesign.



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