First Piece of WTC Spire Hoisted Atop High-Rise

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The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

Construction workers take time to photograph the event on their tablets on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

PHOTO CREDIT: DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

The first piece of the spire that will top off One World Trade Center was hoisted to the roof on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.

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