One World Trade Center Fast Facts

Here is some background information about One World Trade Center. It is the tallest building in the United States and second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

One World Trade Center was designed to be the safest commercial structure in the world.

The New York Police Department's Counterterrorism Bureau is responsible for policing the area.

An underground Vehicle Screening Center acts as a security checkpoint for all vehicles accessing the site.

Building height: 1,362 feet, the height of the original WTC South Tower.

Building, with observation deck, height: 1,368 feet, the height of the original WTC North Tower.

Building, with observation deck and antenna, height: 1,776 feet, for the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.