NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 1006

pnapp1 · #**20101** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 5:29 PM**

This morning.

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crewex · #**20102** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 6:12 PM**

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This morning.

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Geez the pollution looks aweful in this picture......i thought they had done things to improve it?

CarlosV · #**20103** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 6:14 PM**

older but great ....

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NewYorkDominates · #**20104** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 6:22 PM**

Yea,so how high is the cocoon going to be raised today?92?

Ed007Toronto · #**20105** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 6:27 PM**

Great photo!

sw5710 · #**20106** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 7:38 PM**

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Yea,so how high is the cocoon going to be raised today?92?

Yes the cocoon will go up to floor 92. I was looking at aviation charts for the NYC area and they show tower 1 under construction with a overall height of 1,792' to the lightning rod and 1,806 above mean sea level. The ESB is 1,454' and 1,505 above mean sea level. The original north towers overall height was 1,727' to it's lightning rod but the height today counts like the Burj and many other buildings.

RockMont · #**20107** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 8:26 PM**

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Geez the pollution looks aweful in this picture......i thought they had done things to improve it?

Well I guess I'll go Simon and Garfunkel here, and just acknowledge, that it is the 'Hazy Shade of Winter'.

pnapp1 · #**20108** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 8:45 PM**

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Yes the cocoon will go up to floor 92.

It is technically at the top of floor 91. 92 is still above it.

uaarkson · #**20109** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 9:19 PM**

Most of NYC is pretty smoggy, but the closer you are to the ocean the better it is. The level of air particulates in Battery Park is about half that of midtown Manhattan, for example.

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**20110** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 9:26 PM**

Blahh does anyone know why the glass isn't going up?

aquablue · #**20111** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 9:55 PM**

I really wish they'd had an observation deck on the roof, it was a major bummer that they didn't.

We should be allowed inside the spire.

Davidsam52 · #**20112** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 10:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by aquablue

I really wish they'd had an observation deck on the roof, it was a major bummer that they didn't.

We should be allowed inside the spire.

Problem with that is the spire is very narrow...I think it's only gonna be 20 feet wide at its widest part....so you can imagine how impractical it would be to allow the public access to it.

Fluffybagel · #**20113** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 10:07 PM**

Besides, doesn't the spire have a bunch of communications equipment inside of it? Agreeing with Davidsam's point, it would also be impractical in the long run. It would suck more than ESB's 102nd floor observatory, in terms of claustrophobia.

Davidsam52 · #**20114** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 10:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chapelo

Vaguely reminds me of this photo from September 5, 2001..

From: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2...before/100142/

No words needed for this one.

NYguy · #**20115** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 10:19 PM**

Time for another reminder: This thread is about 1 WTC/ the Freedom Tower and its construction. It's not about other towers, so please don't try and make it so. BTW, just because someone posts something off topic doesn't mean you have to respond. The PM function should be working for everybody.

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NewYorkSkyline117 · #**20116** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 10:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Davidsam52

Problem with that is the spire is very narrow...I think it's only gonna be 20 feet wide at its widest part....so you can imagine how impractical it would be to allow the public access to it.

Spire's narrow? In terms of observation deck or generally speaking spires? Imean, look at the narrow structure of the Statue of Liberty

Roadcruiser1 · #**20117** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 11:39 PM**

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Spire's narrow? In terms of observation deck or generally speaking spires? I mean, look at the narrow structure of the Statue of Liberty

There isn't much room in the spire of One World Trade Center top put an observation deck. Besides the Statue of Liberty is much wider than the spire of One World Trade Center so it doesn't count.

Also there are such demands for a higher view of NYC there are helicopter tours. You just have to pay 100 dollars and you get several hours of rides. They fly higher than the observation deck of the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center and they can move around giving you more observation of NYC and the surrounding areas than before.

Here is a link.

http://www.allnewyorktours.com/body....ge=TourDetails

NewYorkSkyline117 · #**20118** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 11:51 PM**

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There isn't much room in the spire of One World Trade Center top put an observation deck. Besides the Statue of Liberty is much wider than the spire of One World Trade Center so it doesn't count.

Also there are such demands for a higher view of NYC there are helicopter tours. You just have to pay 100 dollars and you get several hours of rides. They fly higher than the observation deck of the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center and they can move around giving you more observation of NYC and the surrounding areas than before.

Here is a link.

http://www.allnewyorktours.com/body....ge=TourDetails

Thanks, I've always wanted to do that but I don't trust helicopters..they just don't seem reliable because of past news stories

Fluffybagel · #**20119** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 11:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1

Also there are such demands for a higher view of NYC there are helicopter tours. You just have to pay 100 dollars and you get several hours of rides. They fly higher than the observation deck of the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center and they can move around giving you more observation of NYC and the surrounding areas than before.

Here is a link.

http://www.allnewyorktours.com/body....ge=TourDetails

Several hours?! Definitely costs more than that if it's gonna be that long. Once a few years back, I went on a Helicopter tour in NYC and was charged $200 for 10 minutes.

EDIT: I checked the link you posted. It's $129 for 12 minutes. Sorry, I didn't want to prove anything, and had no arrogant intentions. I just almost had a heart attack thinking I was cheated out of a helicopter ride

Roadcruiser1 · #**20120** Posted **Feb 11, 2012, 12:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fluffybagel

Several hours?! Definitely costs more than that if it's gonna be that long. Once a few years back, I went on a Helicopter tour in NYC and was charged $200 for 10 minutes.

EDIT: I checked the link you posted. It's $129 for 12 minutes. Sorry, I didn't want to prove anything, and had no arrogant intentions. I just almost had a heart attack thinking I was cheated out of a helicopter ride

Damn it is expensive. I just took a better check. I should read more next time, but at least it would fly you above the World Trade Center which is what most people want.