On June 29, 2005, a redesigned Freedom Tower was released, addressing security concerns raised about the original design. The new design retains essential elements of the original — soaring 1,776 feet into the sky, its illuminated spire evoking the Statue of Liberty’s torch — but features a larger, cubic base set back further from West Street to protect the building against any future terrorist attempts.
Because, y’know, what really had me worried was that the bad guys might bring this one down with a truck-bomb, just like its predecessor.