![One World Trade rises above the Manhattan skyline as seen from the pool at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC in New York One World Trade Center rises above the Manhattan skyline as seen from the pool at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC on June 12, 2013.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/one-world-trade-center8.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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