# 20 ton granite cornerstone being laid July 4th for new building at WTC site

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**Created:** [July 4, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-ton-granite-cornerstone-being-laid-july-4th-for-new-building-at-wtc-site/253444 "2004-07-04T02:54:03Z")
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### Author: ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-ton-granite-cornerstone-being-laid-july-4th-for-new-building-at-wtc-site/253444/1 "2004-07-04T02:54:03Z")

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Time moves on -

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> July 3, 2004 – Nearly three years after the Twin Towers fell, a 20-ton block of granite will be set in place tomorrow to mark the official start of construction on the 1,776-foot tower that will rise on the site of the World Trade Center.  
> The cornerstone-laying is “an incredible step for the rebuilding of Ground Zero,” said Daniel Libeskind, the designer who conceived the site’s original master plan.
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> The Freedom Tower is set to rise in a corner of the site that still holds the ruins of a parking garage, and will be the tallest skyscraper in the world. It will be five years until it is completed. AP
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[STAR-SPANGLED START FOR WTC](http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/24365.htm)