The New World Trade Center
There are many statistics that go into the new WTC. The height is the new tallest building in the U.S.A standing at 1776 feet which symbolizes the year of our countries independence. The antenna at the top covers 408 feet of it and will have a rotating beacon.
Top section of tower (showing antenna/beacon)
Mid section of tower
Bottom section of tower
It took 6 times the amount of steel to build the Eiffel tower to build this tower. (45,000 tons of structure steel). Special concrete is made that has to be used quickly but is stronger.
The cost for this project is around 3.6 billion dollars. And workers will try to build one full office floor per week.
They have planted many trees from around the area and have over 7,500 tons worth of trees.