Even after two decades, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex after the Sept. 11 attacks is still incomplete. While the memorial plaza and several towers have been finished for years, construction is ongoing at an arts center and a church.
replacing the only house of worship destroyed in the attacks, is now proceeding briskly after years of delays.is going up near the southeast corner of ground zero and will look down on the memorial plaza from a perch atop another building that holds the entrance to the World Trade Center’s underground garage.
The project was first delayed by a dispute over location between the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center. Then,led by a core of wealthy Greek Americans, assumed management on behalf of the archdiocese and raised the remaining funds. Construction resumed in August 2020, with final cost estimates of close to $85 million.
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