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Originally Posted by JManc
The old WTC and the Sears antennae were/are not considered part of the building(s) and can (and had been) changed around where as the new WTC, the spire/ antenna is architecturally considered part of the building's structure.
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Right... except for the fact that it is 100%
not part of the building's structure... just like the previous 1WTC antenna was not part of the building's structure. Only the new 1WTC broadcast antenna is "permanent"... and was part of the design. It's really such a load of BS... and was totally an emotionally symbolic decision to name it the tallest... and largely because of that, it will never be considered the "king" of the NYC skyline.
The "king" of a skyline doesn't have to be crowned due to a REALLY weak, manufactured technicality decided on by a small group of total nerds.
If they at least stayed true to the design in which it actually looked like a spire, then it would be defensible, but we got nothing more than a 400ft broadcast antenna built on top of the structure.