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New York towers rise again
07/01/2010 11:05
FIVE years have passed since New Yorkers saw the twin towers of the World Trade Centre, and many lives, destroyed by terrorists. However, four new buildings will soon rise again on the site, bigger and better than before.
Famous Polish architect Daniel Libeskind, and American David Childs were chosen by the public in 2003 to lead the project.
They will work on the site's tallest building, the Freedom Tower, and several memorials to the victims of September 11.
The tower will be 1776 feet (541.3 metres) high. "It represents the Declaration of Independence," said Libeskind, referring to the year in which the US won independence from Britain.
Work was started in April this year. The skyscraper should be completed by 2008 and ready to use by 2011.
A museum on the ground floor will make sure those who died on September 11, 2001 are never forgotten.
Three other skyscrapers will be built on the site. Normal Foster, Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki have each contributed a design. However, the buildings will be smaller than the Freedom Tower.
The site will be developed by businessman Larry Silverstein who will work together with New York's Port Authority (which controls the area). They will pay for the rebuilding costs. They want to fill the hole in the heart of the city with interesting buildings. And, they hope to make New Yorkers feel proud "in honour of the memories of the heroes we lost".
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