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Originally Posted by ghoastgirl1
The towers were actually originally designed to withstand an airplane crash to the size of a metroliner however to save cost the architect, Yamasaki were forced to re-direct the attention and money focus to other areas of construction in the building. Had it not been for his design, the buildings would of likely toppled over causing more death and destruction. Damn Americans always trying to save money and cut quality...
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Oh, I know....haha. With the amount of research I've done into that damn day, I could write 4 or 5 books.
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Originally Posted by ghoastgirl1
The towers will not ever be rebuilt...Instead I believe four or five shorter differently shaped towers will be erected on the sites to comemorate the event. They will be placed surrounded by a park or grassy area from what we were shown in the plans.
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Yes, but the money has been there to rebuild the replacements for the gaping hole that exists there now for at least 5 years. Nothing has been done. The plans have been finished for at least 4 years. It's still a big open hole, staring back at us as if to say, "See what happens?"