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| More than 13 years after the original towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, New York's World Trade Center has re-opened for business. | More than 13 years after the original towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, New York's World Trade Center has re-opened for business. |
| Employees at publishing giant Conde Nast are starting to move into the 104-storey One World Trade Center. | Employees at publishing giant Conde Nast are starting to move into the 104-storey One World Trade Center. |
| The $3.8bn (£2.4bn) skyscraper took eight years to build and is now the tallest building in the US. | The $3.8bn (£2.4bn) skyscraper took eight years to build and is now the tallest building in the US. |
| It is 60% leased and the government's General Services Administration has signed up for 275,000 square feet. | |
| "The New York City skyline is whole again," Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, which owns the restored site, said in a statement. | "The New York City skyline is whole again," Patrick Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, which owns the restored site, said in a statement. |
| The 1,776ft (541m) tall skyscraper is at the centre of the site, which includes a memorial in the footprints of the old towers and a museum, opened this year. | The 1,776ft (541m) tall skyscraper is at the centre of the site, which includes a memorial in the footprints of the old towers and a museum, opened this year. |
| An observation deck at the top of the building will eventually be open to the public. | An observation deck at the top of the building will eventually be open to the public. |
| Mr Foye added the building was "the most secure office building in America". | Mr Foye added the building was "the most secure office building in America". |
| TJ Gottesdiener of the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill firm that produced the final design said the high-rise went beyond the city's existing building code, and was built with steel-reinforced concrete. | |
| About 170 of Conde Nast's employees will be moving into the building this week, filling five floors. About 3,000 more employees will join them in early 2015. | About 170 of Conde Nast's employees will be moving into the building this week, filling five floors. About 3,000 more employees will join them in early 2015. |
| Space has also been leased to the advertising firm Kids Creative, the GSA, and 191,000 sq ft for the China Center, a trade and cultural space. | Space has also been leased to the advertising firm Kids Creative, the GSA, and 191,000 sq ft for the China Center, a trade and cultural space. |
| The new World Trade Center is the centrepiece of the 16-acre site where the twin towers once stood, before they came crashing down, killing more than 2,700 people. |