Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Ground Zero Webcam - Live Construction Progress of the New World Trade Center

The controversial development of the mosque close to Ground Zero has been making the news lately, but to the construction workers at the site, their main concern is getting the new twin towers built and delivered on time.

One World Trade Center, also known by its nickname and former name Freedom Tower, is the main building of the new World Trade Center under construction, and progress can be viewed on this live feed:

Ground Zero Webcam

It is expected to be completed in 2013, in Lower Manhattan in New York City, USA. The tower will be located in the northwest corner of the 16-acre (65,000 m²) World Trade Center site bounded by Vesey, West, Washington and Fulton streets:

The World Trade Center site (ZIP code: 10048), also known as "Ground Zero" after the September 11 attacks, sits on 16 acres (65,000 m2) in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The World Trade Center complex stood on the site until it was destroyed in the attacks; Studio Daniel Libeskind, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Silverstein Properties, and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation oversee the reconstruction of the site. The site is bounded by Vesey Street to the north, the West Side Highway to the west, Liberty Street to the south, and Church Street to the east. The Port Authority owns the site's land (except for 7 World Trade Center). Developer Larry Silverstein holds the lease to retail and office space in four of the site's buildings.