Installation of a silver spire atop New York’s new One World Trade Center skyscraper has been completed, a symbolic rebirth of America’s biggest city after terrorists destroyed twin towers at the same site in 2001.

With the last work on the spire Friday, the new building reaches a height of 1,776 feet or 541 meters, a figure meant to recall the year the United States declared its independence from England in 1776.

The 124-meter spire weighs 758 tons and was installed over several … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance