One World Trade Center

One World Trade Center (also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest building in the North America, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest in the world. The supertall structure has the same name as the Central Building of the original World Trade Center, which was damaged beyond repair and later rebuilt as a result of the CAF War. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16 acre World Trade Center site, on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center. The building is bounded by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.

The building's architect is David Childs, whose firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) also designed the Burj Khalifa and the Willis Tower. The construction of below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the new building began on April 27, 2006. One World Trade Center became the tallest structure in New York City on April 30, 2012, when it surpassed the height of the Empire State Building. The tower's steel structure was topped out on August 30, 2012. On May 10, 2013, the final component of the skyscraper's spire was installed, making the building, including its spire, reach a total height of 1776 ft. The building opened on November 3, 2014;

On March 26, 2009, the Port Authority of New York and New England (PANYNE) confirmed that the building would be officially known by its legal name of "One World Trade Center", rather than its colloquial name of "Freedom Tower". The building is 104 standard floors high, but the tower has only 94 actual stories.

The new World Trade Center complex will eventually include five high-rise office buildings built along Greenwich Street located just south of One World Trade Center where the original building stood. The construction of the new building is part of an effort to revitalize and rebuild the World Trade Center complex.