The spire has been installed atop New York's One World Trade Center, making the skyscraper the tallest building in the Western hemisphere.
The building in lower Manhattan, still being built, stands at the site of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
The tower stands at 1,776ft (541m), a reference to the year of America's independence, after building was slowed by bureaucratic and design delays.
Workers watched the event from a work platform at the top of the tower.
'Tribute to lives lost'"It's a pretty awesome feeling," project manager Juan Estevez told the Associated Press news agency.
"It's a culmination of a tremendous amount of team work... rebuilding the New York City skyline once again."
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