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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

One World Trade Centre, the monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the 9/11 terror attacks, has become New York's tallest building, overtaking the Empire State Building.

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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

The building, dubbed as 'Freedom Tower', will be 1,776 feet tall when completed.

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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

The skyscraper became the tallest building in New York a day before the one-year anniversary of the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden.

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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

According to the BBC, the rooftop parapet of the building will be 1,368 feet, exactly the same height as the original One World Trade Centre.

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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

But after the completion of all 104 floors of the new skyscraper, including the antenna, One World Trade Centre will be slightly taller than its predecessor.

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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

The building will have 69 floors of office space, including restaurants and television broadcasting facilities, as well as an observation deck at the top.

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Freedom Tower is New York's TALLEST building

The original One World Trade Centre surpassed the Empire State Building's height of 1,250 feet in 1970.

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