Construction workers placed the 408-foot spire atop One World Trade Center in Manhattan Friday morning.
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Cheers and applause as One World Trade Center spire is lowered into place.
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 10, 2013
History has been made. One World Trade Center standing tall at 1,776 feet.
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 10, 2013
The spire brings the tower to a symbolic 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
Once again, a magnificent skyline. 1 World Trade Center on @todayshow. pic.twitter.com/16ldslGOTA
— Anne Thompson (@annenbcnews) May 10, 2013
this pic. Breathtaking. MT @dubois: Amazing view of One World Trade Center from @annenbcnews in Jersey City, NJ pic.twitter.com/5qtZGpY8O9
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) May 10, 2013
1 World Trade Center, still shining through across the East River. From LIC: pic.twitter.com/haCY3L08o8
— Rafat Ali, Media Owner & Operator (@rafat) May 10, 2013
One World Trade Center spire is in place! God Bless America. pic.twitter.com/cMbZopKfDg
— Monica Dean (@MonicaNBCSD) May 10, 2013
These men are the real deal. Moving the One World Trade Center spire into place! #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/dQ8lyHk0Vm
— Dagen McDowell (@dagenmcdowell) May 10, 2013
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Workers mount final piece of spire on top of One World Trade Center. Watch live: http://t.co/hBNtQ9BAM1 pic.twitter.com/EiDod5jxMP
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 10, 2013
1 WTC reaching 1,776 feet, from my vantage point in the Village. http://t.co/dHn1v7kmkA
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 10, 2013
#wtc #final #spire put on the #worldtradecenter #1776 ft tall now!!! #usa #awesome #newyork #nyc #vine #new… https://t.co/wQLeBFprCi
— Tony Sargent (@AntonySargent) May 10, 2013
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1 World Trade Center minutes after spire installed into place (view from 1 WFC). http://t.co/jYGIkmTwig
— Marc Arce (@Marc1A) May 10, 2013
Freedom Tower, or One World Trade Center, officially becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. pic.twitter.com/9uH8gYWJ6s
— Freedom Weekly (@FreedomWeekly) May 10, 2013
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1 World Trade Center is officially the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere http://t.co/iEdTMA5K8S pic.twitter.com/xugUYX5B07
— New York Post (@nypost) May 10, 2013
One World Trade now the tallest bldg in w hemisphere w/ the install of spire! pic.twitter.com/Ojia0WFmAh
— Ken Buley-Neumar (@daddyanddad) May 10, 2013
And a photo that says more than any image of the building:
A woman looks up at 1 World Trade, not in horror this time, but in contemplation as the spire is raised. #NYC pic.twitter.com/SmLpRSMU7U
— Hudsonette (@hudsonette) May 10, 2013
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