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Height of 1 World Trade Center debated in Chicago
Now to me, including any part of a "needle", spire, antenna, or cosmetic protuberance as part of a skyscraper's height is weak-sauce and cheating.
What do you think?
CHICAGO (AP) — Rising from the ashes of 9/11, the new World Trade Center tower has punched above the New York skyline to reach its powerfully symbolic height of 1,776 feet and become the tallest building in the country. Or has it?A committee of architects recognized as the arbiters on world building heights is meeting Friday to decide whether a design change affecting the skyscraper's 408-foot needle disqualifies it from being counted. Disqualification would deny the tower the title as the nation's tallest.
But there's more than bragging rights at stake; 1 World Trade Center stands as a monument to those killed in the terrorist attacks, and the ruling could dim the echo of America's founding year in the structure's height. Without the needle, the building measures 1,368 feet.
Now to me, including any part of a "needle", spire, antenna, or cosmetic protuberance as part of a skyscraper's height is weak-sauce and cheating.
What do you think?