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8. New York City, New York's Freedom Tower

Location: USA Total Cost: $3.9 Billion* Year Finished: 2013 The Freedom Tower in New York City is surrounded by terrible memories from the past. This 94-story skyscraper is the main structure of Ground Zero and is located on the sacred site of the former World Trade Centre complex.

New York City's Freedom Tower ©Schutterstock/meunierd 2014 saw the beginning of a new chapter in the city's history as the terrible events of 9/11 were finally put to rest. In 2009, the PANYNJ (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) verified that the official name of the building is "One World Trade Centre," not the increasingly popular "Freedom Tower."

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