One World Trade Center Officially Tallest Tower in Nation Thanks to Spire
The decision came from the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, whose 30 members ruled that the 1,776-foot building deserves the title because its 408-foot spire counts as part of its aesthetic appeal. The former tallest building, the Willis Tower in Chicago, stands 1,451 feet tall.
Publication
New York Daily News
Date 2013-11-12
Author Larry McShane
Date 2013-11-12
Author Larry McShane
1 WTC the Nation’s Tallest After Years of Contention
Relax, New York — One World Trade Center is officially America’s tallest building.
Publication
New York Post
Date 2013-11-12
Author Steve Cuozzo
Date 2013-11-12
Author Steve Cuozzo
New WTC Tower Declared Tallest US Building
CHICAGO — The new World Trade Center tower in New York will replace Chicago’s Willis Tower as the nation’s tallest building when it is completed next year, an international panel of architects announced Tuesday.
Publication
New York Post
Date 2013-11-12
Author Associated Press
Date 2013-11-12
Author Associated Press
World Trade Center Back on Top
Skyscraper Council Affirms 1,776-Foot Measurement; Willis Tower to No. 2
Publication
Wall Street Journal
Date 2013-11-12
Author Eliot Brown
Date 2013-11-12
Author Eliot Brown
By a Spire, Manhattan Regains a Title From Chicago
1 World Trade Center Is Ruled Tallest Building in the U.S.
Publication
New York Times
Date 2013-11-12
Author Patrick McGeehan and Charles V. Bagli
Date 2013-11-12
Author Patrick McGeehan and Charles V. Bagli