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World Trade Center tower now world's tallest

World Trade Center tower now world's tallest

Today, Chicago's Willis Tower (still popularly known as the Sears Tower) officially lost the title of the nation's tallest building. The new World Trade Center tower in New York is the tallest in the U.S. at 1,776 feet tall. Anthony Wood is the executive director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). (Photo: Flickr/squirrel83)

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