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LOOKS ALOT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER DESIGN I'VE SEEN. BUILD IT BETTER, AND HIGHER. USE THE SIDES FOR THE BIGGEST MARQUIS AND WIRELESS TELEPHONE ANTENNAS
I wish to add, what is surely implied, the inability to fill the tenant space. As per the usual American businessman desire to see immediate profit they feel that a full size twin tower will not produce a rent payer/profit ratio quickly. I want to remind that the original towers took over 10 years to rent out.
It takes true genius to make what is difficult seem simple. Let's do it!
anything less than what was there before is an admission of fear and defeat.in fact,both buildings should be at least one floor higher.have a beautiful museum on the ground floor dedicated to preserving the artifacts and explaining exactly what happened on 9/11.
Dump the freedom center! Rebuild the towers one story higher.
"They" knocked them down and we are obligated to rebuild bigger and stronger Towers! They were a symbol and thus should remain so. A symbol that we can and will rebuild stronger and better each time!
I grew up going to my backyard, looking up and seeing the towers, that’s how close I was to them.
I was in training (military in Mississippi) on 9/11 - it took me 3days to get back to the tri-state area, my unit provided support for the rescuers @ Ground Hero.
108th Air Refueling Wing, NJ Air National Guard
rebuild the twin towers
I have a picture of myself on the Staten Island ferry with the Twin Towers in the background. And this was before Battery Park City was built!
I always said we should rebuilt the same Twin Towers -
ONE STORY HIGHER THAN BEFORE 9/11.
I want the towers back!
We need to rebuild the towers only each tower should be 1 floor higher, and those floors should be the memorial along with a monument next to the new towers.
I would like to see the same proud towers rebuilt, along with a proud memorial.
Thank you!
Sue
Make them ten stories taller, facing Mecca
We can best honor those we lost through rebuilding bigger, better and stronger. The Twin towers represented Grandeur and unity. Best wishes for all those impacted.
The only acceptable replacement for our towers is an exact replica of what was robbed from us, but taller. One story or one inch, I don't care, just taller. We must send a message of resilience and defiance to the demonic barbarians who perpetrated this deplorable act. Nothing will assuage the pain of that day, but any other edifice will only serve to remind us of what we lost, and convey the message to them that they've won. Our skyline needs healing, and so do we.
Rebuilding the twin towers would boost American morale and pride in our country's ability to rise above challenges. It would also be a slap in the face of the jihadists.
Please stop thinking of seeing your own names in the cornerstone of a building that has nothing to do with you. The twin towers were savagely destroyed, taking with them the classic New York skyline. I understand that this is the twenty first century and its time to look ahead, but this is too important for greed to get in the way. There is no better way to show the world what we are than to reconstuct the twin towers exactly as they were.
Two characters from the show Babylon 5 said it best...
Delenn: By the way, there is something I've been wondering. Why Babylon 5? If the prior four stations were lost or destroyed, why build another?
Sinclair: Plain, old human stubbornness, I guess. When something we value is destroyed, we rebuild it. If it's destroyed again, we rebuild it again. And again, and again, and again - until it stays. That, as our poet Tennyson once said, is the goal: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
Yes, this is what I thought from the beginning. Just build them the same way. The only thing I would add (not seriously) is a hand on top of each tower giving the finger facing East.
No other construction will ever be able to replace the original 2 towers within the skyline of NYC or in our hearts.
Rebuild the same 2 towers. Do not settle for less and do not give in to fear and intimidation.
By rebuilding the towers it would show the enemy that
they didn't succeed in destroying our spirit. We feel
that the people who lost their lives there would want
the buildings replaced.
Dear Sir,
Having grown up in New York, I like so many others watched The Twin towers built, enjoyed there existence while they were here with Pride! 9-11-01 was a Terrible Day in Our Hearts because we lost a Family Member. Fortunately it's within our Power to give Them New Life! It's for that reason I Endorce The Rebuilding of The World Trade Center Twin Towers as The Tallest Buildings on Earth! This would show that we haven't forgot our perished Brothers and Sisters!
I think the towers should be rebuilt in some manner and if a monument is to be made to those who have lost their lives in the Towers then it should be like one of the monuments in Washington DC!1 Not a underground waterfall!!
Rebuild The Twin Towers, Rebuild spirit of New York City!!! They are still fighting over there at the WTC site and nothing is getting done. Bring back The Twin Towers, give back to the city of what it should be as well for the people!!! Its not the same with out the Twin Towers there. I hope and pray that the Twin Towers will be rebuilt!!!
Please rebuild as per original twin towers. Do not change design.
Build it the way they were.. taller and stronger.. just like our hearts!!!!