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One World Trade Center
A reflective 104-story skyscraper known as One World Trade Center is rising amid New York City’s skyline where the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trace Center once stood.
The building—which became New York’s tallest in April—sits adjacent to the site of the towers that were destroyed in a terrorist attack 11 years ago today, on September 11, 2001. The exact footprints of the Twin Towers have been memorialized by two reflecting pools with cascading waterfalls, and walls inscribed with the names of those who were lost in the attacks.
The photographs featured above were taken by members of the crew building the new World Trade Center, which is expected to be completed in late 2013.
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I wish I could say my online silence today was out of deference to my fellow Americans who lost their lives on this date eleven years ago, but honestly I was just reading this. All of it.
(It was released today, appearing some time overnight on my Kindle.)
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“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” Wisdom from Oscar Wilde, hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon (previously), who knows a thing or two about illustrating timeless life-advice.
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The Daily Reveille’s Photo of the Day: The sun sets over the LSU Memorial Tower.
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Gotta love minor league ball. Right behind the dugout for twelve bucks. (Taken with Instagram)
The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team competes during the Joint Service Drill Team Exhibition at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2012. The Air Force honor guard bested all four of the armed services as well as the Merchant Marine Academy.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston
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So I picked up a care package from @rackspace today. Thanks, Shaggy! (cc: @gapingvoid) (Taken with Instagram)
