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Light and Prisms Featured In New Freedom Tower Design
by WNYC Newsroom
June 28, 2006 — A new design for the Freedom Tower features a revolving beacon that could change color and cast beams of light into the sky.
The plan calls for thousands of glass prisms to cover the building's 20-story, windowless base. Construction began this spring on the tower. It was redesigned more than a year ago to address concerns it wasn't adequately protected from truck bombs.