New York City: The famous Twin Towers 9 / 11 attacks destroyed the former World Trade Center , a skyscraper built on the site was inaugurated on Wednesday .
Four World Trade Center , more than 2,700 people lost their lives known as Ground Zero , where the original 16 acres ( 64,750 square meters) on the site of the first office building to open .
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki participated in the opening ceremony in Lower Manhattan .
The former World Trade Center's south tower of the new building replaces .
September 11 , 2001 , militants hijacked two planes , resulting in their destruction , I Twin Towers criticism . In addition to large -scale loss of life , attacks also damaged nearby buildings .
World Trade Center on February 26 , 1993 , was the target of a previous attack over 1,000 people were killed and six others wounded when a bomb exploded in the underground parking .
New tower consists of 72 floors , is 297.7 meters long and mirrored windows , the World Trade Center site . Building began in 2008 .
But with quiet dignity of a proper existence a 'minimalist' tower , and as part of the revitalization of the surrounding urban streetscape becomes a stimulant to activate a ' podium ' - "4 There are two main elements of the design of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan , " Maki said.
A third building offices in New York and New Jersey Port Authority 's will be occupied by .
It is expected to be launched next year .
Once finished , the new World Trade Center skyscrapers, as well as a 9 / 11 Memorial and Museum , a public transportation hub , some 550,000 square meters of commercial space will contain an artistic space .
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