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Monday, November 3, 2014

One World Trade Center Opens 13 Years After 9/11.

                                    
One of the two World Trade Center buildings is the now open. The 104 story and $3.9 billion skyscraper..
,a.k.a Freedom Tower, was opened on Monday, marking an end to the long process of rebuilding the site after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The executive director of New York and New Jersey Port Authority, Patrick Foye, declared today that , 'The New York Skyline is whole again. According to Foye, 3,400 staff of the Publishing giant  Conde Nast, officially started moving in today.
                                     
It was very emotional for most people, especially New Yorkers, who lived through the unimaginable horror of Sept.11 terrorist attacks that brought down the old twin towers which were there for more than a quarter of a century.
Gov. Cuomo in a released statement said that,"One World Trade Center serves a symbol of resilience of the people of New York...Today as we open it's doors for the first time, we will remember that strength and courage will always conquer weakness and cowardice and that the American spirit, defended by proud New Yorkers , will never be defeated.

Source:nydailynews.com
Photo Credit: Mark Lennihan/AP

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