1 World Trade Center, a Pillar of Resilience, Is Open for Business

More than 13 years after a terrorist attack destroyed the twin towers (soaring symbols of New York City’s might, financially and structurally) the first employees of the first tenant in the building erected to take their place arrived on Monday for their first workday.

“The building is open for business,” said Jordan Barowitz, an official of the Durst Organization, which developed the building, 1 World Trade Center, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

“It’s a beautiful building, it’s a historic building, but it’s an office building and it’s open for business.” 

Read more: At 1,776 feet in height, the building is steps from where the north tower stood until Sept. 11, 2001.