2 World Trade Center

2 World Trade Center is a skyscraper under construction as part of the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City. It will replace the original 2 World Trade Center, which was completed in 1972, and subsequently destroyed during the September 11 attacks in 2001, and it will occupy the position of the original 5 World Trade Center. The foundation work was completed in 2013.
When completed in 1973, 2 World Trade Center became the second tallest building in the World—behind its twin, 1 World Trade Center. The South Tower's rooftop observation deck was 1,362 ft high and its indoor observation deck was 1,310 ft high. The World Trade Center towers held the height record only briefly: the Willis Tower in Chicago, finished in May 1973, reached 1,450 feet at the rooftop. Throughout its existence, however, the South Tower had more floors than any other building. This number was not surpassed until the advent of the Burj Khalifa, which opened in 2010.

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