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Since the late 1800s, New York City has been steadily climbing higher and higher into the sky. Early skyscrapers, such as the MetLife Building and the Woolworth Building, defined New York as the epitome and focal point of American ambition. The twin towers of the World Trade Center were the city's most recent centerpieces. And though they were often seen as an aesthetic catastrophe, the towers "began to get under our skin," says architect Robert A.M. Stern. "They began to become an amazing symbol." As New Yorkers and, indeed, Americans everywhere sound off on how to replace the twin towers, EGG takes a closer look at the skyscraper's role in modern urban life.
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