Finally...
The construction of NY's Freedom Tower begins today, 4 1/2 years after WTC were attacked. The tower rises from its cubic base, its square edges are chamfered back, transforming the square into eight tall isosceles triangles in elevation. At its middle, the tower forms a perfect octagon in plan and then culminates in an observation deck and glass parapet (elevation 1,362 feet and 1,368 feet – the heights of the original Twin Towers) whose plan is a square, rotated 45 degrees from the base. A mast containing an antenna for the Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA) rises from a circular support ring, similar to Liberty’s torch, to a height of 1,776 feet.
The construction of NY's Freedom Tower begins today, 4 1/2 years after WTC were attacked. The tower rises from its cubic base, its square edges are chamfered back, transforming the square into eight tall isosceles triangles in elevation. At its middle, the tower forms a perfect octagon in plan and then culminates in an observation deck and glass parapet (elevation 1,362 feet and 1,368 feet – the heights of the original Twin Towers) whose plan is a square, rotated 45 degrees from the base. A mast containing an antenna for the Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA) rises from a circular support ring, similar to Liberty’s torch, to a height of 1,776 feet.
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