The Freedom Tower was a skyscraper in New York City.
History
The Freedom Tower was built in the early 21st century, with construction being completed some time after 2012. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 7 (BBC One, 2012).) It stood in the approximate site of the World Trade Center (COMIC: Time Lady of Means [+]Richard Dinnick, The Many Lives of Doctor Who (Titan Publishing Group, 2018).) which was destroyed in a terrorist attack on 11 September 2001. (AUDIO: The Longest Night [+]Joseph Lidster, UNIT (Big Finish Productions, 2005).)
In the 21st century, after merging with a quantum harvester, Dorothy Bell added 20 storeys to the Empire State Building because she felt it was not tall enough compared to the Freedom Tower. (COMIC: Spiral Staircase [+]Nick Abadzis, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor (Titan Comics, 2015).)
Behind the scenes
"Freedom Tower" was the initial name of the One World Trade Center during planning stages. Officially, it has the same name as the former North Tower of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the September 11th attacks, although Freedom Tower remains a common colloquial name and is the only name the tower has been referred to in the DWU.
The tower appears briefly in The Angels Take Manhattan. Its appearance in the episode shows the tower still under construction. Construction would be complete in 2013, a year after the episode's broadcast. The comic story Spiral Staircase, released in 2015, would show the tower fully complete.
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