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02/27/2003 Archived Entry: "Winning WTC plan is taller than twin towers"

I LIKE THE SYMBOLISM: The proposal of the son of holocaust survivors has been chosen for the new World Trade Centre. The plan includes a tower that's 1 776 feet tall (for 1776) and would make it the tallest building in the world.

"The architect says that having calculated the arc of the sun, a wedge of natural light would funnel visitors to the memorial site, and that every September 11 between 8:46 a.m., when the first tower was struck by a plane, and 10:28 a.m., when the second tower collapsed, no shadows will be cast by his buildings."

I don't know if I like Daniel Libeskind's proposal yet but I like the thought that went behind some of the touches.