At the site of the WTC, the first rebuilt skyscraper has been opened

New York - The first rebuilt skyscraper after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was ceremonially opened today in lower Manhattan, New York. The building named 7 World Trade Center stood in the neighborhood of the "twin towers" of the World Trade Center (WTC), which were the main targets of the attacks. This was reported by the Reuters agency.
The skyscraper was commissioned by its builder Larry Silverstein. It is constructed of glass and steel and offers 158,000 square meters of office space across 57 floors. Its construction cost $700 million (about 15.5 billion CZK).
The original building was completed in 1987 and was ten stories shorter. It collapsed after debris from the burning "twin towers" fell on it.
Next to the "seven," four other skyscrapers also collapsed in the immediate vicinity of the fallen WTC buildings. A total of up to 50 buildings were damaged in Manhattan as a result of the New York attacks, some of which had to be subsequently demolished. Four subway stations were also seriously damaged or completely destroyed.
At the site where the WTC skyscrapers once stood, the Freedom Tower is set to rise by 2012, designed by Daniel Libeskind. Construction work on the memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks, named Reflecting Absence, began here in March. According to New York authorities, the memorial is expected to be completed by 2009.