Height: 1,368 and 1,362 feet (417 and 415 meters)
Owners: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. (99 year leased signed in April 2001 to groups including Westfield America and Silverstein Properties)
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth and Sons Consulting
Engineer: John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson
Ground Breaking: August 5, 1966
Opened: 1970-73; April 4, 1973 ribbon cutting
Destroyed: Terrorist attack, September 11, 2001. See Ground Zero, WTC
TOP OF THE
WORLD The World Trade Center Observatory
In
the wake of 9/11, it is important to remember what we lost. I
believe it would be foolish to just remove our PhotoTour of one of our
landmarks and pretend it was never there. We want to let people around this
country and around the world see what it was or remember their visit here.
If you have children, take this PhotoTour with them so that they can see a
World Trade Center as it was and what it can be in the future. God bless.
Derek
Hyde, NYCtourist.com
9/13/2001
The Twin Towers of the World
Trade Center made their presence felt over many parts of NYC starting in 1973.
While here in the West Village, the giant monoliths seemed part of a
different city, they surely redefined the city's skyline.
Designed by Minoru
Yamasaki, the towers made up only two of seven office buildings in the complex. A massive
shopping concourse exists underground.
The 110 story towers are wrapped in stainless steel bodies lined with tall,
narrow windows.
Both towers have something to offer up top. 1 WTC
(the one with the antenna) was home to the elegant restaurant Windows on the World while 2
WTC contained the indoor and outdoor observation decks.
When arriving at the World Trade
Center, the easiest way to enter was here at Liberty Street.
The site was convenient to many subway stops.
Entering from
Church Street brought you to this 5-acre plaza modeled after St. Mark's Square in
Venice.
This PhotoTour will begin
with the observation deck and end with some superb rooftop views!
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