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Updated 1043 GMT (1843 HKT) May 11, 2013

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Ironworkers wait for the final piece of the One World Trade Center spire to be raised into position for attachment to the building in New York on Friday, May 10. The 408-foot spire brings the building to a height of 1,776 feet, making it the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Ironworkers wait for the final piece of the One World Trade Center spire to be raised into position for attachment to the building in New York on Friday, May 10. The 408-foot spire brings the building to a height of 1,776 feet, making it the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
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The One World Trade Center with the newly installed spire towers over the New York skyline on May 10.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – The One World Trade Center with the newly installed spire towers over the New York skyline on May 10.
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The spire is perched on a temporary platform on the top of One World Trade Center on Thursday, May 2. The memorial building sits on ground zero, the site of the World Trade Center twin towers, which were destroyed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – The spire is perched on a temporary platform on the top of One World Trade Center on Thursday, May 2. The memorial building sits on ground zero, the site of the World Trade Center twin towers, which were destroyed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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Construction workers watch as the 408-foot spire is hoisted onto a temporary platform on the top of One World Trade Center.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Construction workers watch as the 408-foot spire is hoisted onto a temporary platform on the top of One World Trade Center.
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An ironworker uses a line to steady the final piece of the spire.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – An ironworker uses a line to steady the final piece of the spire.
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The final section of the spire is raised to the top of One World Trade Center.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – The final section of the spire is raised to the top of One World Trade Center.
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People watch as the final section of the spire is raised to the top of One World Trade Center.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – People watch as the final section of the spire is raised to the top of One World Trade Center.
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Weather delayed the morning delivery of the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center on Monday, April 29, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Weather delayed the morning delivery of the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center on Monday, April 29, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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Cranes surround the new building on April 2 during the last stages of the construction.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Cranes surround the new building on April 2 during the last stages of the construction.
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Manhattan is seen from One World Observatory from the 100th floor of 1 World Trade Center on April 2.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Manhattan is seen from One World Observatory from the 100th floor of 1 World Trade Center on April 2.
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Workers prepare the first piece of the spire to be hoisted atop the One World Trade Center on December 12.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Workers prepare the first piece of the spire to be hoisted atop the One World Trade Center on December 12.
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Parts of the spire for the new skyscraper make their way on a barge from Port Newark to Lower Manhattan on December 11.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Parts of the spire for the new skyscraper make their way on a barge from Port Newark to Lower Manhattan on December 11.
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The "Tribute in Light" shines near the spots where the twin towers once stood as red, white and blue light up the new building on the 11th anniversary of the attacks.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – The "Tribute in Light" shines near the spots where the twin towers once stood as red, white and blue light up the new building on the 11th anniversary of the attacks.
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Ironworkers walk around the steel decking on the 100th story of the building on April 12, 2012.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Ironworkers walk around the steel decking on the 100th story of the building on April 12, 2012.
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Ironworker Steven Cross carries steel cable across the top of the building on April 30, 2012.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Ironworker Steven Cross carries steel cable across the top of the building on April 30, 2012.
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Construction continues on One World Trade Center on August 12, 2011, beside the memorial footprints of the twin towers.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Construction continues on One World Trade Center on August 12, 2011, beside the memorial footprints of the twin towers.
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A worker uses a blowtorch to cut metal near the temporary top floor of One World Trade Center on March 9, 2011.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – A worker uses a blowtorch to cut metal near the temporary top floor of One World Trade Center on March 9, 2011.
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Construction continues on September 8, 2010.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Construction continues on September 8, 2010.
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A worker stands on a scaffolding near the base of the construction on December 9, 2010.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – A worker stands on a scaffolding near the base of the construction on December 9, 2010.
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The superstructure of One World Trade Center is seen at ground zero on August 3, 2009.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – The superstructure of One World Trade Center is seen at ground zero on August 3, 2009.
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Work continues on the concrete core of the building December 9, 2008.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Work continues on the concrete core of the building December 9, 2008.
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An excavator moves protective mats into position over the hole where test blasts were fired in preparation for the footings of what was then called Freedom Tower on June 12, 2006.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – An excavator moves protective mats into position over the hole where test blasts were fired in preparation for the footings of what was then called Freedom Tower on June 12, 2006.
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The site model of lower Manhattan with the Freedom Tower as designed by David Childs was on display at the Winter Garden on September 6, 2006, in New York.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – The site model of lower Manhattan with the Freedom Tower as designed by David Childs was on display at the Winter Garden on September 6, 2006, in New York.
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Architect David Childs speaks beside a model design of the Freedom Tower on June 28, 2005, in New York.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Architect David Childs speaks beside a model design of the Freedom Tower on June 28, 2005, in New York.
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Cleanup continues on August 27, 2002, nearly a year after the attacks.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Cleanup continues on August 27, 2002, nearly a year after the attacks.
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Firefighters make their way over the ruins through clouds of smoke at ground zero on October 11, 2001.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – Firefighters make their way over the ruins through clouds of smoke at ground zero on October 11, 2001.
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A crane works on the remains of one of the twin towers on September 18, 2001.
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One World Trade Center towers over NYC – A crane works on the remains of one of the twin towers on September 18, 2001.
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