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Originally Posted by NYguy
Still don't get it:
The top of the Freedom Tower facade is at 1,368 ft - higher that the highest point on Tower 2. You may not know it now, but the "crown" on the Freedom Tower will be much more integrated with the building. You'll get an understanding when a final rendering of the spire is released.
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All we are saying is that FT and 2WTC will look like they are about the same height for a tourist.
I like how in chicago you can see the roof of a taller building behind the roof of a pretty tall building due to the height difference. You will never have this effect with FT and 2WTC no matter how far away from them you go because they are about the same height.
The structural highest point on 2WTC is not like a spire, it actually adds to how high the building looks. 2WTC will not look like a 1250 foot tall building, it'll look 100 feet taller. FT will not look like a 1776 foot tall building, it will look like a 1368 foot tall building.
If they build the WTC complex exactly as planned I think it will be fantastic and world class. Probably better than anything that will be built in the world for decades because I think design > height. But if the FT were 1550' tall the step down effect from one building to the next would be awesome.
They should also go ahead and add 3 meters to 4WTC to make it an official supertall.
Right now Houston has more supertalls than NYC. Spires don't count so ESB is the only real supertall in NYC, while houston has 2 300m+ buildings to the real roof. I'd like to see 4 real supertalls buildt at the WTC in NY, a city of that size should have 20 supertalls by now.