Is One World Trade Center really the tallest building in the West?

The spire at the new 1 World Trade Center was placed today around 8 a.m., reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet. The $3 billion dollar project reaches 105 floors, about the same height as the original North Tower. It today surpassed the height of Chicago's"A crowning achievement, we're live at the top of One World Trade Center. Six years in the making and workers are about to raise the final two sections of the spire, making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. A historic moment today"A crowning achievement, we're live at the top of One World Trade Center. Six years in the making and workers are about to raise the final two sections of the spire, making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. A historic moment todayNEW YORK -- With the installation of a tall, silver spire on Friday, One World Trade Center, scheduled to open next year on the

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