One World Trade Center … “Freedom Tower” is rising to become the tallest building in North America

The Tribute in Light shines above the World Trade Center in New York and the Statue of Liberty, left, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 in this photo taken from Bayonne, N.J. Tuesday will mark the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The tallest tower is 1 World Trade Center, now up to 105 floors. In the center is 4 World Trade Center. Photo: Mark Lennihan / Associated Press

The tower known as 1 World Trade Center, left, the National September 11 Memorial, bottom left, and 4 World Trade Center, right, are bathed in light, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in New York. Tuesday is the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The tallest tower, Freedom Tower, will be 1,776 feet tall, including its spire, a reference to the year of American independence. Photo: Mark Lennihan / Associated Press

A wonderful slideshow of great photos presented by the San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/national/us/slideshow/Tour-of-World-Trade-Center-construction-site-48773.php

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