# So, now that the WTC is gone...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-the-wtc-is-gone/85240>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 3, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-the-wtc-is-gone/85240 "2001-10-03T20:03:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-the-wtc-is-gone/85240/1 "2001-10-03T20:03:08Z")

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Does this mean that the Empire State Building is once again the tallest building in New York?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-the-wtc-is-gone/85240/2 "2001-10-03T20:05:43Z")

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Yes, of course it does.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-the-wtc-is-gone/85240/3 "2001-10-03T20:43:18Z")

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The question has been answered so I’ll close this thread. There was another thread on this subject a couple of weeks ago, but I don’t have a link.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ