Posted November 13, 201311 yr Nov 12, 8:05 PM EST ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER NAMED TALLEST US BUILDING BY DAVID B. CARUSO ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) -- They set out to build the tallest skyscraper in the world - a giant that would rise a symbolic 1,776 feet from the ashes of ground zero. Those aspirations of global supremacy fell by the wayside long ago, but New York won a consolation prize Tuesday when an international architectural panel said it would recognize One World Trade Center as the tallest skyscraper in the United States. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, considered a world authority on supersized skyscrapers, announced its decision at simultaneous news conferences in New York and Chicago, home to the 1,451-foot Willis Tower, which is being dethroned as the nation's tallest building. READ MORE AT: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TALLEST_SKYSCRAPER_DILEMMA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT _________ One World Trade Center confirmed as tallest building in U.S.; Cleveland's Key Tower ranks 21st By Rich Exner, Northeast Ohio Media Group Email the author | Follow on Twitter on November 13, 2013 at 9:07 AM, updated November 13, 2013 at 9:24 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio - The world's authority on tall buildings this week placed its stamp of approval on the claim that the new World Trade Center tower in New York City is, in fact, the tallest building in the United States, deciding to include 408-needle on top of the roof. The decision by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat means One World Trade Center will be officially listed at 1,776 feet, well-above the second-ranking 1,451-foot Willis Tower in Chicago, the Associated Press reported. Willis was formerly known as the Sears Tower. So how do Cleveland's skyscrapers stack up? Here's a rundown: READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2013/11/one_world_trade_center_confirm.html#incart_river_default "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 13, 201311 yr I for one disagree with counting a needle as part of the building but not an antenna but what do I know?
November 13, 201311 yr Meh, Sears (err...Willis) is still the tallest. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 13, 201311 yr Under the same scenario, would the Empire State Building be bigger than the WTC was? I seem to remember that the WTC's roof was higher but the point/spire/antenna on the ESB rose even higher.
November 29, 201311 yr I for one disagree with counting a needle as part of the building but not an antenna but what do I know? At this point I suspect it's more tradition than anything else.
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