New Freedom tower in New York City

[Canadian Lover]

I was reading somewhere about the new "freedom tower". It's the replacement for the WTC. I'll look for an artice, but for now, amuse yourself with this:


EDIT the artice is here.

[ July 17, 2004: Message edited by: Canadian Lover ]

[xyle_one]

I kinda like it...

[WMD]

That thing looks taller than the original WTC.  :eek:

Interesting design, I must say.  

[Xeen]

Part of me likes it.
The other part feels they shouldn't attempt to rebuild anything there at all - not for a long time.

It's like when you have a pet for a long long time and then it dies in a tragic accident. You don't just go out and get a new pet. Some people do, but most aren't comfortable with doing so. Same thing here. Plus what makes me even more disgusted is that the new tower will be owned by and its construction will be managed by the same guy who owned the old WTC. That's like having someone kill your pet and then the same person goes out and buys you a new one. But I'll refrain from turning this into a 9/11 debate.

If it were up to me, I'd just put a memorial there that somehow symbolizes the old WTC and leave it alone for at several more years.

[ July 17, 2004: Message edited by: xeen ]

[Orethrius]

Part of me says they should start over anew, considering that if we stop all progress - callous as this may sound - the terrorists have won.  Perhaps it's time for something like this.

The other part of me wonders how in the hell they're going to keep tenants in a building with the stigma that this will have surrounding it.  Ever been to Gettysburg?  Arlington National Cemetary?  There's a definite sereneness there, but also a profound sadness that could easily make one believe in things beyond this plain of existance.  My question to you is: whether you believe in ghosts, spirits, whatever or not - how are they going to keep tenants with the level of uncanny events that are likely to happen at a "gathering of souls" like this?  My apologies for my fringe theories, but I researched the paranormal in another life.

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."  Hamlet (I, v, 166-167)

[Xeen]

There's nothing wrong with studying the paranormal. I strongly believe that those things exist too, although not like in movies or anything like that. Too many physically unexplicable things have and do occur in this world, nd too many people have had such experiences. Just because it hasn't been scientifically proven yet, does not mean it doesn't exist. I like to keep my mind open because at one point in history people thought the Earth was flat, people didn't believe there was gravity and threatened to kill scientists, etc... Everything should be considered to be possible until it is proved that it isn't.

[hm_murdock]

I say the build identical buildings right back where they were.

nothing would be a bigger insult to bin Laden.

[WMD]

quote:Originally posted by JimmyJames: GenSTEP Founder:
I say the build identical buildings right back where they were.

nothing would be a bigger insult to bin Laden.

Actually, that's what I was thinking.  That, and it would show we won't cave in.  (Unless you think we should)

[Fett101]

quote:Originally posted by xeen:
[QB]Plus what makes me even more disgusted is that the new tower will be owned by and its construction will be managed by the same guy who owned the old WTC. That's like having someone kill your pet and then the same person goes out and buys you a new one.

But he owns prime land in the busiest city in the US. Goodness knows how much cash he's losing out on for each day there's nothing in that lot.  


I was all for building the two WTC towers again.

[Refalm]

Looks unstabler than the WTC. They should rebuild the exact WTC, but this time, without the identical segments that caused the to collapse. Sure it will take longer to build without the segments, but it's going to be more solid.

[Paladin9]

I think we should have immediatly rebuilt the towers just like there were after 9/11.  That would show the world that we are not going to let a terrorist attack slow us down.

[Stilly]

what the hell is that wire thing at the top?

[hm_murdock]

antennae I'll wager

[zolo]

quote:Originally posted by the stiller:
what the hell is that wire thing at the top?

Radar to detect incoming aircraft, perhaps?    

zoo

[pofnlice]

I prefer this model.