ON NOVEMBER 3rd the first office workers moved into One World Trade Centre, a new skyscraper built on the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks in Manhattan.
The building height of 1,776 feet (541 metres) symbolises the date of America's declaration of independence.
The building has dethroned the Willis Tower in Chicago as North America's tallest skyscraper.
The world's tallest building is, for now, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
For New Yorkers, of course, the height of One World Trade Centre will matter far less than its message of resilience and renewal.
From The Economist
