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Old Posted Mar 6, 2012, 9:16 PM
marshall marshall is offline
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So, if they make the spire into a skinny antenna, will that decrease the height? Will it still be 1776 feet? Personally, I always thought that arbitrary 1776 height figure was stupid anyway, I mean, the real measure of height is a building's structure, not the antenna or spire on top..Thats where the real height comes from..Also, 1wtc will only be the same height as the old twin towers if the parapet is on the roof, not the roof slab itself...If they were going to keep changing the design like this, why even bother? Personally, among the final WTC designs, I was in favor of Norman Foster's "Kissing Towers" it was much taller and more interesting architecturally....I like 1wtc, but the spire is SUCH an integral part of its design because of how it tapers, they need to leave the damn thing ALONE!!