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Well, there's always going to be debate on what should be there, if anything at all, but I think it's a pretty breathtaking replacement. I'll be anxious to see it once it's complete. Your thoughts?

I am fully in favor of the design, out of the ashes of such despair the purpose should be rebirth, as well as commemoration. The World will see the spirit of the American people and New Yorkers rise out of Lower Manahattan once again. I look forward to this project and the end result, especially the 1776 Towers and the Memorial site.

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I think it's an interesting design. I'm not that fond of it, but it is a hell of a lot better than the original proposals.

My own personal opinion is that the two WTC towers should have been rebuilt on the old site, with memorials at the top. But as companies quickly relocated where they could find office space after 9/11, many aren't coming back to the city, so the two towers wouldn't make the best financial sense. (Regardless, I think the idea to recreate almost all of the old office space, something like 10m sq.ft.)

The 1776 foot height is a great idea. It will make it the worlds tallest building, at least until something gets built that's higher. Granted, the spire will make up a good portion of the 1776 feet. But then again, the spire is the reason the Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur are classified as taller than the Sears Tower. (The Sears' antennas don't count as a spire).

One interesting note. Do you remember the drawings that got passed around the internet after 9/11 that showed a rebuilt mockup of the towers in the shape of a middle finger? According to one commentator, that effect will be created by the one tall tower, and the 4 surrounding buildings. I love it - New York showing the world where to stick it.

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Here's another pic. Look at the size of even the smaller buildings. This is still going to create a huge amount of office space. The next tallest building is going to be about 70 stories as well, but with a huge amount of area per floor.

I suppose the "freedom" tower sounds somewhat better than the "french" tower

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Originally posted by occrider I suppose the "freedom" tower sounds somewhat better than the "french" tower

Oh I dunno. I think it'd mesh quite nicely with the "French" Statue of Liberty, tbh.

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Originally posted by Renegade Oh I dunno. I think it'd mesh quite nicely with the "French" Statue of Liberty, tbh.

What french statue of liberty? The only statue I know of in NY is the FREEDOM statue!

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Just goes to show the "intelligence" of the French. They build something beautiful, and then get rid of it. I can just hear the French builders now:

"Hey, Pierre, you forgot to put zee armpit hair on her!"

"Zut alors! You are correct, Michel! We must hide our terrible mistake. Give it to zee Americans."

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Originally posted by imokruok Just goes to show the "intelligence" of the French. They build something beautiful, and then get rid of it. I can just hear the French builders now: "Hey, Pierre, you forgot to put zee armpit hair on her!" "Zut alors! You are correct, Michel! We must hide our terrible mistake. Give it to zee Americans."

lmao.. wow, that is funny. I think the design is .. interesting to say the least. I think its execution will prove most interesting.

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when did superman move his crytal hideout from the northpole to NYC?

The buildings look pretty nice. Definitely better than the old design. Although the name "Freedom Tower" is really stupid imo. Funny how the amount of times word freedom is used in right-wing circles is inversly proportional to the actual amount of freedom in the society.

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