Dear Han, It was reported here as: 'It will be 1776 feet (541 metres) tall � a figure chosen because it will remind Americans of the year they gained their independence'
Later, the article went on to say: 'The twin towers of the World Trade Centre were 411 metres high. At 541 metres the Liebskind spire will be taller than Malaysia's 452-metre twin towers, the world's tallest building'. The words foot and feet were not mentioned in the article again. I don't know about you, but I think that I would prefer to have an engineer, fully versed in SI, build a new building instead of a numerologist! Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia on 2003-02-28 06.12, Han Maenen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just heard on the news that the building that will arise at Ground Zero > will be 1776 feet high: corresponding with the year of American > independence. > > Han > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands >
