So the plans for the new World Trade Center have been finalized and here are some pictures. I think it looks great. Definitely a new look for America, but it's not original or revolutionary. The only thing I don't like is the name "Freedom Tower."

Here are the heights of the buildings, from left to right in most renderings:

1 WTC / Freedom Tower, 1776 FT

2 WTC (Foster), 1350 FT

3 WTC (Rogers), 1255 FT

4 WTC (Maki), 946 FT

7 WTC (Childs), 750 FT

Skyline View

A Closer Skyline View

Close view of the Complex

Close View of the Complex at Night

View of the Pool/Park

View of Entrance

Okay...in like the 3rd, maybe 4th picture...there's two squares in the bottom right. Is this where the two towers once stood?

If so, I'm lost...because I thought they were going to build one big tribute tower right in the middle of where they stood and it was gonna be huge. I heard that at one time...And I also heard that they were going to build around Ground Zero, but leave it there and build some kind of tribute to it.

However, in the pic, it looks like a bunch of shrubs around the 2 squares.

Edited September 15, 200619 yr by Actor87

The initial plans could have been changed, though. It looks like a park with two pools or fountains. I'm guessing it is where the two original towers stood.

This is the pic I was talking about:

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/66458472/original.jpg

I don't like it.

It gets my approval. Though it cannot replace the original towers in our hearts, this is still a nice design. It will definitely be a sight to see when they finish it.

Not sure what I think. At this point I prefer the design on the ground to skyline. Yes, I've heard those two squares are the footprints of the original south and north towers.

But I never appreciated the simplicity of the original towers until they were gone.

I wish they would stick with one design and go with it!

Here is a cool 3-D video of the new complex.

http://wtc.com/popups/hm_movies.aspx?movieId=17

i wouldn't want to work there

i wouldn't want to work there

Me either, I would be too scared that terrorist would bomb it. Because when it does re-open there will be alot of attention towards it.