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One World Trade Center tower and the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower in New York. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Workers clean the glass windows at the lobby of 4 World Trade Center in New York. The 1,776-foot One World Trade Center is the marquee skyscraper at ground zero; but the first office tower to open there will be its shorter neighbor 4 World Trade Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13.Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press

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People on a press tour look up at a reflection of the One World Trade Center tower from a terrace on the 57th floor of the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower in New York. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.Mike Segar/Reuters

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A view of the One World Trade Center tower and the Manhattan skyline is seen from the 68th floor of the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower in New York. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.Mike Segar/Reuters

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One World Trade Center tower and the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower (R) are seen in New York. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.Mike Segar/Reuters

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The beacon and spire of One World Trade Center are lit up, as seen from The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J.. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who tested the lights on Friday, said the beacon is packed with nearly 300 modules and their glow can be seen for up to 50 miles. The beacon and spire together stand 408 feet tall and bring the building, formerly called the Freedom Tower, to its symbolic height of 1,776 feet. The Durst Organization operates the spire, which will serve broadcasters.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

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Workers put finishing touches in the lobby of the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower in New York. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.Mike Segar/Reuters

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A view of an elevator lobby on the ground floor of the soon to be opened 4 World Trade Center tower in New York. 4 World Trade center sits at the south east corner of the World Trade Center site and will be the second tower to open on the site since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.Mike Segar/Reuters

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Workers walk past a video art installation in the lobby of 4 World Trade Center in New York. The 978-foot building designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki will open on Wednesday, Nov. 13.Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press

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4 World Trade Center, center, rises above the lower Manhattan skyline in New York. The 978-foot building designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki will open this Wednesday, Nov. 13. It is the first building to open at the site since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press

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