NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 605

JACKinBeantown · #**12081** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 9:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

lower manhattan has several towers rising higher than the goldman sachs in jc (781ft), as aig (952ft), 40 wall (927ft), beekman (870ft), one chase manhattan plaza (813ft) and woolworth (792ft).

on topic: as the tower reaches for the sky more and more people are starting to realize, that "something is going on" down there. just yesterday a colleague of mine asked me if the new freedom tower is finally above ground... because she noticed "something" tall when coming into manhattan

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Back on topic: Nice photos, Upward. It's really becoming a part of the downtown skyline now. Judging by the dawn's early light in the snowy photo, you were up early.

JSsocal · #**12082** Posted **Jan 21, 2011, 10:23 PM**

I can't wait to see the interesting perspectives on the tower all over the city.

My Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34734039@N04/

sterlippo1 · #**12083** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 2:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

actually in LM alone Woolworth, 40 wall st, Beekman, One Chase Manhattan Plaza and American international are all taller.

my mistake...........from a few vantage points (staten island ferry being one)the GS in JC does seem the tallest. thanks and sorry to go off topic.

jcchii · #**12084** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 4:24 PM**

wow, much further along than I thought it was .. looking great

NYguy · #**12085** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 4:30 PM**

Once again, for the people who haven't decided on what to call this tower, you can take it up over here...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=167071

Now back on the subject of constrution...

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just yesterday a colleague of mine asked me if the new freedom tower is finally above ground... because she noticed "something" tall when coming into manhattan

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That's very typical. A lot of New Yorkers don't seem aware of what's happening down there because of the years of delays.
This will be a very interesting spring when the tower starts to loom above Downtown.

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SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**12086** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 5:03 PM**

more new steel?

sterlippo1 · #**12087** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 5:18 PM**

^^ #20 is a great shot

Dac150 · #**12088** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 5:41 PM**

Thanks for the pics, the glass really looks great.

XxBassHunterxX · #**12089** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 5:48 PM**

The Glass is awesome!

2-TOWERS · #**12090** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 9:21 PM**

Pic 24 Is Great... You Can Make Out How The Tower Will Be In Glass..... Seems Like They Have Been Stuck On 6 Floors Of Glass For A While.... Probably The Snowy Conditions....

bunky · #**12091** Posted **Jan 22, 2011, 11:32 PM**

Obey · #**12092** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 2:18 AM**

Another snowstorm is expected to hit NYC, how has the snow affected work already?

newhannibal · #**12093** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 3:51 AM**

Hey, I sometimes take pictures of One WTC. Sadly the glass isn't that visible from this shot but it does offer a size comparison.

Side By Side Comparison: One World Trade Center and Seven World Trade Center by newhannibal112, on Flickr

JACKinBeantown · #**12094** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 4:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by newhannibal

Hey, I sometimes take pictures of One WTC. Sadly the glass isn't that visible from this shot but it does offer a size comparison.

Don't worry about the glass, newhannibal. That's a very nice photo of One WTC.

jigglysquishy · #**12095** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 6:31 AM**

Its feels so weird that 1WTC is shorter than 7WTC, will be twice as tall as it, yet it already has made an impact on the skyline.

I showed some guys in my dorms pictures of it. Its odd how many people think its still just a hole in the ground.

RobertWalpole · #**12096** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 12:54 PM**

These modern towers looming over this 17th Century cemetary and Church (which George Washington attended when NY was the capital of the newly-formed US) is a great site!

NYguy · #**12097** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 1:35 PM**

^ It sure is.

Bruce Saunders

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Traynor · #**12098** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 5:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by RobertWalpole

These modern towers looming over this 17th Century cemetary and Church (which George Washington attended when NY was the capital of the newly-formed US) is a great site!

Surely you must mean the 18th century, as in the 1700's? St.Paul's Chapel was completed in 1766 according to Wikipedia, but it doesn't say if the cemetery is older.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Chapel

Zensteeldude · #**12099** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 7:00 PM**

If you look closely at the first pic NYGuy posted above you can see that the tower crane at the DB building is being taken down .

JACKinBeantown · #**12100** Posted **Jan 23, 2011, 7:16 PM**

I think this building is going to look best at about 5:00 p.m. in the winter months when the sun is setting and people are still in their offices with the lights on. That way you'll be able to see how many floors it has and it will appear even taller than during the light of day (see newhannibal's photo above for reference).