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The Today Show’s Matt Lauer takes a trip to the construction site of the new Freedom Tower, or 1 World Trade Center. He talks to the architect of the building, discussing the structural differences between the new tower and the old World Trade Center Towers.

They make their way to the current top floor, the 76th, and we get some great shots of what NYC will look like from the top.

When completed, the tower will reach 1776 feet to the top spire.

As we approach the seventh anniversary of the catastrophic events of September 11th, 2001, America looks back and remembers, but also looks ahead. While that day will never be forgotten, the construction of the Freedom Tower signifies the “enduring spirit of freedom” that America embodies now, embodied seven years ago, and will embody forever. Standing 1,776 feet tall in honor of the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, the Freedom Tower is expected to be complete by 2012.

Watch the video and see what the new tower will look like.