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| New York to place final pieces of spire on One World Trade Center | New York to place final pieces of spire on One World Trade Center |
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| Construction workers were due to lift the last pieces of the One World Trade Center spire to the building's roof on Monday. | Construction workers were due to lift the last pieces of the One World Trade Center spire to the building's roof on Monday. |
| When these pieces and a steel beacon are later put in place to cap the building, it will become the tallest in the western hemisphere at 1,776ft. | When these pieces and a steel beacon are later put in place to cap the building, it will become the tallest in the western hemisphere at 1,776ft. |
| Installation of the 800-ton, 408ft spire began in December, after 18 pieces were shipped from Canada and New Jersey. The spire will serve as a broadcast antenna. | Installation of the 800-ton, 408ft spire began in December, after 18 pieces were shipped from Canada and New Jersey. The spire will serve as a broadcast antenna. |
| With the beacon at its peak to ward off aircraft, the spire will provide public transmission services for television and radio broadcast channels that were destroyed on 9/11, along with the Trade Center towers. | With the beacon at its peak to ward off aircraft, the spire will provide public transmission services for television and radio broadcast channels that were destroyed on 9/11, along with the Trade Center towers. |
| Overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the 104-floor high-rise is scheduled to open for business in 2014. | Overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the 104-floor high-rise is scheduled to open for business in 2014. |
| The tower is at the northwest corner of the site, which is well on its way to reconstruction with the 72-story 4 World Trade Center and other buildings. | The tower is at the northwest corner of the site, which is well on its way to reconstruction with the 72-story 4 World Trade Center and other buildings. |
| Monday's celebration of the reconstructed trade center comes days after a reminder of the terror attack that killed nearly 3,000 people: the discovery of a rusted piece of airplane landing gear wedged between a nearby mosque and an apartment building — believed to be from one of the hijacked planes that ravaged lower Manhattan. | Monday's celebration of the reconstructed trade center comes days after a reminder of the terror attack that killed nearly 3,000 people: the discovery of a rusted piece of airplane landing gear wedged between a nearby mosque and an apartment building — believed to be from one of the hijacked planes that ravaged lower Manhattan. |
| As officials prepared to erect the spire, the office of the city's chief medical examiner was working in the hidden alley where debris may still contain human remains. | As officials prepared to erect the spire, the office of the city's chief medical examiner was working in the hidden alley where debris may still contain human remains. |
| The new tower's crowning spire is a joint venture between the ADF Group engineering firm in Terrebonne, Quebec, and New York-based DCM Erectors, a steel contractor. | The new tower's crowning spire is a joint venture between the ADF Group engineering firm in Terrebonne, Quebec, and New York-based DCM Erectors, a steel contractor. |
| The world's tallest building, the 2,700ft Burj Khalifa, is in Dubai. | The world's tallest building, the 2,700ft Burj Khalifa, is in Dubai. |
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