The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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Rebuild-Hooah!
Rebuild the Towers! Better, greener, & stronger. The Dresden Frauenkirche was rebuilt decades after its useless destruction near the end of WWII. Why do some Americans lack the resolve to rebuild the twin towers? Why not dedicate a floor in each new towers at the impact location as memorials to those we lost on 9/11. A living museum is what need,not a silly park or a new icon.
Why do our leaders lack the vision and understanding to do so ? We must rebuild the towers.
greetings from venezuela. i feel sorry for the freedom tower, its not just the same, NYC had two Twin Towers not just 1 tower. i hope that some day i could go to NYC and watch in person the brand new twin towers that are going to build again because thats what the city deserve. keep fighting for reconstruction of the twin towers. RIP all the people of 9/11.
Yes! They MUST be rebuilt the same as before. Beautiful buildings, NYC looks empty without them. All the best from New Zealand!
I am a residential drafter. I love Historical Architecture and would love to see the towers built back as they were, in appearance. But, with better, more solid and safe construction.
To rebuild is the only Honorable choice.
not rebuilding the towers is as ludicrous as not rebuilding the pentagon. They are both national symbols of American excellence. Rebuild the towers in the same image, but taller than the one in Dubai!
I believe this is a work for Americans. If it is economically viable, I believe the towers should be rebuilt. Get the defeatest and and ney sayers out of the way. Let the builders and creators and visionaries of America do what they have always done, "Get the job done".
Rebuild the towers. There is no other option.
But we do need to build the footprints too.
I think we should rebuild the twin towers because it would bring back a part of America that was lost
Without the Twin Towers, it does not feel like New York City anymore....only the ghost of a great city that once was....
I remember when they built the twin towers. We would drive into the city from Jersey and see the progress. They were part of our heritage, part of our culture. We should do the right thing. Rebuild the towers and let the world see we have no fear.
The islamic murderers win if we don't rebuild the towers exactly like they were before. Time to show some backbone!
All of my life i have wanted to travel to NYC just to see the Twin Towers. They make the skyline for NYC. I think the freedom tower is ugly and ruins New York. We shouldnt be afraid of terrorists and only build one tower, lets fight and make two twin towers, and remember our past as well as look to the future.
I am not an American, nor do I live in US, I am writting to you 1000 miles away from UAE, even though I am not an American, 9/11 did have a impact on my life, I would be more than glad to join this alliance to rebuilt the glory, the pride that was lost.
I believe that NY would not be NY with out its towers.
Thanking you and god bless all.
Regards,
Haroon Rashid.
Dubai. UAE.
yes rebuild the towers
I cannot believe they could even consider ruining the new york skyline. I always wanted to see the towers. I'm sure the people who lost their lives in the attack would want them back. I can't speak for new yorkers but I think the Freedom Tower is absolute worst idea. THE ONLY COURAGEOUS AND AMERICAN THING TO DO IS BUILD THE TOWERS BACK!!!!!
Get them to stand up once again, and if possible higher than ever, dont let the terrorists beat us, we will stand up again. I can't wait to see them (the twins) getting rebuilt.
I'm from denmark in Europe and I feel with the families that where left behind in this terrible crime.
On September 11th 2001, New York had its two front teeth knocked out by terrorists. We cannot let New York remain toothless. We must rebuild, there is no other way to recover.
I am a born and raised New Yorker and only recently moved to New Jersey. I'll never forget how I marveled at the WTC when I was younger and how impressive the site was to me. I can't imagine having future generations missing out on this experience and I honestly think we should strengthen the experience. Let's make the towers taller and stronger! I say make the towers 2001 feet tall for the year they encountered their biggest challenge that they still overcame. It would show America's resolve.
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Just do it. 🙂
Looking at our skyline without the Twin Towers is something we should never see again. I am disgusted by their recent plans, this "Freedom Tower" bull. I never thought I would say this, but Donald Trump was right. Build the Twin Towers again, but one story taller. I cannot think of any other plan giving more tribute to our lost brothers and sisters we lost that terrible day.
Larry promised us that he'd rebuild. He said it himself, and if I remember correctly, with the money he got from the attacks.
If he promised us to REBUILD, not REPLACE, then why are we replacing? Why are we helping Osama finish the attacks he planned almost 8 years ago?
What would Yamasaki do if he were still alive when 9/11 happened? Would he replace his Freedom Towers? No, he'd rebuild them, even taller than before.
Yamasaki is turning in his grave, and it's up to us to let him R.I. P.
I will always remember New York as the way it was, with two tall towers dominating the skyline. It made me feel like I was home. Now when I look at New York...all I think of is what the media likes to call "the post 9/11 world". I say lets change things from becoming a "Post 9/11 world" with the fear tower...I mean freedom tower. Make it the way they should be with the original towers standing tall...not with one single tower called the freedom tower. REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS! NOT THE FEAR TOWER!
I come from Ireland and have wanted to move to New York ever since I was a kid.
Of all the symbols, land marks and buildings that make New York so special, nothing stood out more spectacularly than the Twin Towers. They defined what New York and the USA were all about.Its been a childhood dream of mine to get to the very top floor of the buildings and to look out at the beauty of New York City, and I hope that one day that dream will become a reality.
HOOAH! Build them even higher than before and show them that no one can take America down!!!
I always wanted to visit New York and see the Twin Towers. In fact, I always thought of the World Trade Center first and the Empire State Building second when it came to buildings in New York. 9/11 took this option from me and I'd love to have them back.
9/11 took away the Twin Towers from not only the entire world, but to us New Yorkers. It isnt the same anymore without them. They should be rebuilt as a sign that America takes back what people try to take from them.
Please rebuild the Towers! Enough politicking and power-plays! Get it done, leaving that site empty and barren is a travesty to the memories of the dead. The best statement to the Islamist Terrorists is to REBUILD the TOWERS!
Build them back as they were! That's the best way to take a victory away from terrorists.