The new One World Trade Center opened its doors on Monday to welcome the 175 employees of Condé Nast who were reporting for their first day on the job at the new office. The 104 story building was constructed on the original site of the South Tower of the World Trade Center and overlooks the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum as well as the two reflecting pools that were built in the footprint of the fallen Twin Towers.
Over the next few months it is expected that 3,400 employees will begin filling in the desks and offices of the new tower.
The new skyscraper's design was one of dozens that were submitted to occupy the northwest area of Ground Zero. The tower was designed to be 1,776 feet tall with the spire - which is also the same year that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
