“4 World Trade Center (also known by its street address, 150 Greenwich Street) is a skyscraper that is part of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. The building's groundbreaking took place in January 2008, and it opened to tenants and the public on November 13, 2013. It is located on the southeast corner of the 16-acre (6.5 ha) World Trade Center site, where the original nine-story 4 World Trade Center stood. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki was awarded the contract to design the 978-foot-tall (298 m) building. As of 2016, it is the third tallest skyscraper at the rebuilt World Trade Center, behind One and 3 World Trade Center. However, 2 World Trade Center is expected to surpass the height of both 3 and 4 WTC upon completion. The total floor space of the building includes 1.8 million square feet (167,000 square meters) of office and retail...
Read moreNYC has done a great job to revitalize this area while paying tribute to its solemn ground. The WTC area is a reminder of the spirit that lives in each and every person that visits. When you walk this area people from all over the globe are here to pay respects. Doubt that? Look at the faces and expressions of visitors regardless of their country of origin. Yes we call the victims Americans but we all know families everywhere were impacted by this senseless act. It brought people together on 911 and it still shows a much bigger melting pot...
Read moreStunning Architecture, many beautiful shops and coffeeshops, the place is a piece of art by itself, and the metro conveniently stop right underneath. The outside, where the 9/11 memorial is, was amazing as well except for the sad feeling about all the victims that lost their lives there.Unfortunately I didn’t have time to visit the upper floors during my short visit to New York, but definitely it will be on my to-do list when am...
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