This Day in History: , One World Trade Center Officially Opens in NYC.
November 3, 2014.
Construction for the tower where the former Twin Towers stood began in 2006.
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a competition was held to find a lead architect for a new structure.
Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind won the competition.
His vision of an asymmetrical tower wasn't realized, however.
Leaseholder Larry Silverstein employed his preferred architect, David Childs.
Childs' design of a more traditional tower was also eventually changed.
Critics commented that the slow pace of construction allowed for a "sense of emblematic rebirth" to become "more acute and irresistible.".
Today, tenants of One World Trade Center include several major financial companies, as well as media and tech companies