Freedom Tower
Freedom Tower Update: As the sixth anniversary of 9/11 passes, construction of the Freedom Tower continues to move forward. The National September 11 Memorial, which will be located elsewhere on a 16-acre site, should be finished by 2009.
Both structures have been the subject of some debate, but public perception of them is improving, and developers remain confident that their work will act as a fitting tribute to the victims of 9/11.
The Freedom Tower is due to be completed in 2012.
The New York City Freedom Tower, which will stand 1,776 feet tall on the site of the former World Trade Center, is the work of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. It will serve as a beacon of freedom, and demonstrate the resolve of the United States, and the people of New York City.
Construction on the tower, which will have a cubic base, is slated to begin in early 2006. Steel will be visible above ground in 2007, and by 2010 the building will be ready for occupancy — nine years after the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorist attacks.
The site will also feature the Reflecting Absence memorial, which will honor the 2,986 men and women who died as a result of the terrorist attacks which thrust America, and the world, into war. Over 2,500 people died after the World Trade Center came crashing down to earth, and leaders vow they will never be forgotten.
Smoke clogged the air for many weeks after September 11th, and the rubble burned for months. New Yorkers, and America, will never be the same.
NEWS:
- Rigorous WTC Security Plan Announced BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower Concrete Tester Investigated BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Survivors’ Staircase Moved To Memorial & Museum Site BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- NYPD-Centric Security Plan Announced BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Merrill Lynch Withdraws From WTC Talks BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- After Review, Port Authority Points Out Huge Problems BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower Air Conditioning Contract Awarded BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- World Trade Center Schedule Questioned BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower May Be Up For Sale BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower To Have Fuel Cells BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Chinese Firm Agrees To Occupy Freedom Tower BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Merrill Lynch May Move To WTC Site BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Steel Columns Clear Street Level BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Canadian Company Part Of Freedom Tower Effort BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- TV Antenna System Planned For Tower BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Weak Foundation Concrete Identified, Removed BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower Deck Decision Process Starts BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower Blueprints Found In Trash BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Pit Construction Approaching Ground Level BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Freedom Tower Sections Undergo Structural Tests BY Doug Caverly, Staff writer
- Two New Architects Added to WTC Task Force BY IAN HEIFETZ, Staff writer
- Freedom tower construction finally begins BY JACKIE GARON, Staff writer
New Site Features
- View a gallery of the current 9/11 memorial on the east side of the WTC site.
Learn more about the future plans for the WTC site
We would also like to thank the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation for providing online images for public use. Most three-dimensional Freedom tower designs on this site have been provided by the LMDC.