The new World Trade Center in New York City has just been announced as the tallest building in the United States. The building has some historical significance. Its height is 1,776 feet, towering Chicago’s Willis Tower, but without its needle, it is the exact same height as the old towers.
The Height Committee of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced it’s decision on Tuesday that the needle was a spire, thus a part of the skyscraper.
The new World Trade Center is now the fourth tallest building in the world, below Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, at 2,717 feet tall, Shanghai’s Shanghai Tower, at 2,074 feet tall, and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, which stands at 1,972 feet, according to Emporis.
The new WTC tower will continue to be under construction and is scheduled to open next year.
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