The One Liberty Plaza is a skyscraper, located in the district of Manhattan, with New York. It counts 54 stages and measurement 226 meters. Built in the district of the World Trade Center, One Liberty Plaza was seriously damaged during the attacks so much so that one has fears a fall of the building. The skyscraper has a time sheltered the general headquarters of the stock exchange company of NASDAQ.

The building was produced by cabient architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, in an international style. The great majority of the building is out of steel, because the first silent partner was U.S. Steel. The constuction, which was spread out over one year was completed in 1974. The building moreover was built on the site of the Singer Building, which was one of the first skyscrapers, and the largest New Yorkean building with being demolished in 1968, before the catastrophe on the site close to the World Trade Center.

External bonds

  • One Liberty Plaza on Skyscraperpage
  • One Liberty Plaza on Emporis

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